Thursday 4 October 2007

Tis the Season

What is it about September? After seeing only a few people rock up from out of town in the previous 12 months, in September a whole heap of people have turned up in London in their travels. Yes, there is the Rugby World Cup, but not all the people I've caught up with are here for the rugby.

After a bit of thought, I think I have it. It's the weather. If you come in winter it's unbearable, and not worth it (you're missing the southern summer also). Worse, if you come in summer and it's miserable, you feel genuinely let down. Some of that famous English pessimism infects you (it's the closest thing they have to a traveller's disease here, and you can't get a jab against it).

No, the main reason people travelled here in September is because there is still a chance of reasonable weather, but if it's rotten you can just shrug your shoulders and say "oh well, I must have missed summer."

Either way, I've welcomed a heap of people from Perth here in the last few weeks: Mellor, Millsy, Kareena, Benny Crawford, Nolesy, Burgo, Jethro Allen - oh yeah, and mum and dad. It's been great having them here!

And Vicky will be here next week. She's always been a bit tardy.

Pics from the monstrous bender last week are here also.

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