Ahoy, me hearties!

Hey All! It's hard for me to believe but we've been in England for over 2 weeks now. Every day we get to know the area a little bit better. For example, late last week we took a double decker bus to Brighton; a sizable city on the southern coast of Great Britain. We ended up doing a little shopping and saw Pirates of the Caribbean 4, which you probably don't need to rush out and see unless you are really in the mood for some swashbuckling. Anyway, it's great to have a bigger city nearby for the added shopping, eating, and entertainment options.

As I mentioned in a previous post, the Glyndebourne compound is a few miles outside of Lewes. Brenda had heard about a walking path that leads to Glyndebourne but until today we hadn't found it. While searching for the elusive path, we happened upon the Lewes golf course. We took a few pictures while we were out and about.

Lewes as seen from the golf course.

Brenda was sporting a jacket today because it's still a little chilly here.

I was drinking a mocha. How could I not be smiling?

Last night, Brenda and I were invited to dinner by Sonia Prina, aka the contralto singing the title role in Rinaldo this summer. There were about 10 of us in all and the Italians were in the majority. I was really racking my brain to remember any of the Italian I studied in college 8 years ago, but it didn't come back. It was a great evening nevertheless, and I enjoyed getting to know some of the people Brenda is working with this summer.

I reached a milestone with my jogging yesterday. I jogged for 13.1 miles, or as it's better known, a half marathon. It wasn't an official race; it was just me, a bottle of water, and my iPod. It took me around 2 hours and 24 minutes (I didn't break any records), and I was ready to be done running when it ended. I feel great having done it, though, and I may even try to do it again someday. Once I can feel my legs again.

Brenda had an evening rehearsal tonight and is now on her way home, so that's my cue to wrap this up. I hope you all had a great weekend and I'll talk to you next week!