Travelling to Singapore

Jo-Ann and I arrived in Singapore this morning aboard Singapore Airlines Airbus A380 (9V-SKB) Flight Number SQ321.

What a BIG aircraft!

The lower deck has suites! As Singapore Airlines say - beyond First Class! The two centre suites can be joined together to form a double bed.

We were on the Upper Desk which is mostly Business Class with a small Economy Class section to which we were banished.

Business Class seats are HUGE - wide enough to fit for a small family or a large American!

The economy class seats are wider and have more leg room but we still couldn't sleep.

We are staying with Jo-Ann's brother in Woodlands while in Singapore and have relocated Yan Qi to her brother Wei Qi's room.

Wei Qi is doing his National Service in the Singapore Army for another 14 months. Needless to say, he is not enjoying it.

This is a map of Singapore, Woodlands is in the North of the Island.

Trout Fishing

As some of you may know, I do like my fly fishing.

On Good Friday, I went to Lechlade Trout Fisheries in the Cotswolds, about 50 miles from home. Jo-Ann, our friend Bon Kwa from County Durham, and my brother David and his wife, Julie, all went.

We drove through a blizzard on the way there , and, when we arrived, the wind was howling across the water at the 22 acre Bushleaze Lake and was so strong it was breaking bits off the oak trees at the lake.

The casting was difficult to say the least but we persevered and, when the wind eased off, managed well.

We had great fun and came away with twelve trout between us with an average weight of 3 1/2 pounds per fish.

Have a look at the fishery web site, and, if you fly fish for trout, it's worth paying a visit.

Richard