Posts Tagged holiday
Merry Christmas and all that!
Posted by Peter Webb in Bet Angel on December 24th, 2010
Just a sort note to wish you a Merry Christmas / happy holidays and all that stuff. 2010 has been a good year and we are looking forward to more of the same next year. With the weather not exactly perfect, I’m off to spend an extended break with the family. I hope you enjoy the festive period.
An ill wind….
Posted by Peter Webb in Bet Angel on November 26th, 2010
Tis an Ill win that blows no good, so they say. With an ill wind blowing down from the artic it looks like racing is going to suffer badly over the next week. Saturday is pretty much a wipe out by the look of it.
So….. Hopefully you can now see the context of this blog entry back in the summer.
I know it seemed odd to some that you would put trading first in these situations. But that week back in the summer will likely lead, excluding exceptionals, to 5 times or more than I am likely squeeze out of this week. Making hay while the sun shines has never been so apt! The good times in the summer can easily fund time off in the winter when opportunies are sparse. But when opportunity is available at each turn, you would have to mad to ignore it. That week and this should help you understand where I was coming from.
Working holiday
Posted by Peter Webb in Bet Angel on August 16th, 2010
I can now finally explain my ‘very satisfying‘ comment from a little while back.
Under duress from my wife and kids, this year we decided to have some ‘time off’ in August. I usually holiday in the winter when the sporting schedule is very quiet, but this year we took a summer ‘holiday’ as well. With the summer sporting schedule in full flow, it would prove very costly financially to just take time off; the winter is the time to do this. So it was a ‘working’ week. At first this sounds a bit odd, but not when you put a few pieces together.
Most sports events don’t start till later in the day in the summer and go into the evening. So that leaves the morning and early afternoon to spend time with the family, not just on holiday of course, but throughout the summer holidays. When the evening is over there is plenty of time there also, so there is only a small section of the day when you are incommunicado. On holiday, early mornings would be spent out and about at different locations and down the beach, before returning for the afternoon session. As the evening set in we would invite some people round; sit on the patio, eat drink and be merry, while we watched the ships float past. It was idyllic. It made me think again about making some lifestyle choices. I have been determined my whole life not to relive the same year again and again and promised I would treat myself given the chance. I have often failed to do so!
It took some planning, as we need to find a nice place to stay but one that also had decent broadband and a satellite access. We found the right place though and it was perfect! It was a dream to work in such a fantastic environment. I enjoyed it so much I am sure it will be a regular activity going forward. I am very lucky to be able to earn a living this way! Here are some images of my temporary set up and the view in both directions.
