Rich has started his promotional exams - seems to be going well, should be finished by Christmas but he has to do them during shift time and is trying to squeeze them in. With supervisors course completed he will be promoted upon completion of the remaining ten exams.

Started looking at canal-side property, lots of lovely homes where the houses back onto manmade canal systems like minature Venice, people catch herring, taylor or whiting in the canals from their gardens as well as crayfish. Dolphins are also playful in these areas as the water is very clean and nicely protected.

Finn is thankfully loving school, he now runs in and looks a lot happier about being there, he now has a networkof friends and is looking more at home everyday.