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Just to let you all know that Mrs.MM and I have booked to go away for the first two weeks in July, so I won't be here for my birthday.....but I'll open all my prezzies from you all as soon as I get back.

We're going to Fuerteventura (don't know if thats spelled correctly because I've been calling it Ace Ventura ever since I saw the brochure).

Hope they've got internet at the hotel, so I can pop in to say hello.

Where abouts is Ferefdfjdshfghreghventura?

sounds latino

That's a mouth full to say.

It's one of the Canary Islands just off the coast of North Africa, owned by Spain though. It'll be nice and hot there in July Mech.

Nice, hope you have a great time. I thought it was in Spain itself though.

No it is one of the Canary Islands

You say it like this..... F-yerta-ventura.

Still sounds better as Ace Ventura to me though.

I'm preparing my book list as we speak (I read a lot on holiday), so far I've picked a Stephen King from my collection that I haven't read and I'm also hoping to get the book Tomacco suggested not long ago "Catcher in the Rye" or something like that.

I've got a couple of Dickens novels to read but I may get "House of the dead" by Dostoyevsky, after reading "Crime and Punishment" I've got a bit of a taste for his style.

Hey Mech, pop over to Lanzarote and say hello to my Dad whilst you are there.

Would he be the drunk scouser in an Everton shirt?

I think I know him.

Nah, he's of the Dark-side.

Get out, he's a red? Would you like me to say hello or hurl abuse about his team.

Me and my bro are both Villa fans whilst our old man is a true blue nose, oh he loved us for that.

It's a real mix in our family.

You could hurl abuse at him but he will get you thrown out of the club he DJ's in

I've been trying to plan the two weeks, I want to: -

1. Finish at least 3 books
2. Get drunk a minimum of 5 times (excluding all day sessions)
3. Have at least 3 all day sessions
4. Come back with some white bits

I'm easily pleased I think.

Hmmm, not my kinda holiday...

souls of yuor feet will always stay white

I'm glad for you Mech....have fun...

drink Heineken Mech and I envy you, the cannary Islands is a too long flight with a two year old. If I were to go to the south I prefere the Greek isles

I prefer Greece too, but the canaries are nice, a lot better than mainland Spain too.

Yeah, have a great time. It sounds like fun, apart from all the drinking, that's the bit I'm not fond of.

what you aint found of the fun part????????????????

No, I'm not the kind of person who likes to drink excessively, especially on holiday. Just don't enjoy it, never really have to any extent.

have to be so bombed that I dont remeber a thing when on holiday, at least a couple of the days. Thats why we bring cameras

There's something about being away that makes me drink far more than normal, like Finti says.... pictures are sometimes the only way to remember you've been somewhere!

I'll try all the beers when I'm there to find which is best out there. I've had Amstel in Corfu and found it horrible but in Turkey it wasn't that bad. The local spirits are always good for a laugh too.

Eugh, no, couldn't stand that. Guess that's why I'm always the nominated driver when we go out....