Bermuda time Excitement tonight from a small island. I have planned to meet another Addick. There are two I know off in Bermuda, not including me. And one, who is certainly the techie brains behind this great community lives on the island and we plan to hook up tonight for a cold ale or two. Should be fun.

We are encountering a number of teething problems in our new place, I think the heavy rain and high winds as remnants of Hurricane Bertha on Monday have effected the electrics and last night we came home to no lights and more uncomfortably no air-conditioning. I am in contact with the rental company but already I'm becoming very proficient with 'Bermuda time.'

The frustrating thing from our point of view is that following 18 months of construction work on our loft in Chicago, it seems we are still stuck in the trap of having builders of all ilks coming round to our home. Just over 2 weeks in paradise but still yet to understand what the word relaxing is.

On a happier note I have booked my flight home to Blighty to see my son for the first part of his school holidays, which includes the Swansea game.  ¶ 10:17