3km race at UPLB

Fiona and Conor getting ready for the 3km couple race on the grounds of UPLB. This was Conor's first ever road race! Cillian and Hairy Molly ready to lend moral support!

The start was at Baker Hall, a building with a lot of history...

Cillian being thankful that he has a hat. It was a hot day!

First sight of our team!

 Easing past the slow-coaches...

On the final stretch, with the crowd (Cillian & HM) going wild!

 Finished!

Hardly a bead of sweat on the boy! Not sure about the girl though :)

Team Fiona/Conor showing off their 2nd place medals! Not bad for Conor's first road race!

Pandan Island, 23 Dec to 3 Jan

We spent Christmas and New Year on Pandan Island, just off the west coast of Mindoro in The Philippines.

Conor, Cillian and Fiona opening presents very early on Christmas morning. This is the porch of our beach hut and that's the sea in the background.

Another view of the porch, this time in daylight! Paul on daddy-duty trying to work out how to play the games :)

Conor and Cillian barefoot and on the way to breakfast.

Conor and Cillian reading in Conor's new camping hammock.

Our beach hut from the other side.

Fiona working very hard

The boys on the beach outside our beach hut building yet another sandcastle with friends. In the water behind, we snorkeled with turtles, stingrays, crocodile fish and loads of brilliant tropical fish.

Boys getting ready to go fishing - very early and so Cillian is still asleep

Conor fishing on a handine - looking very comfy!

The gang at the bar playing cards

Fiona in another hammock and reading a different book but still working very hard :)

 A view of the beach from the bar

 Moonrise over the little bay outside our house

 Sunset on Pandan Island - what a hard life

The dive boat speeding along on the way to Apo Reef where Conor did his first dive with sharks!

Conor and Fiona in a kayak on a circumnavigation of the island. It didn't take long.

Drinking Shirley Temples

A much appreciated Christmas present

Fiona, Conor and Cillian trying to take photos of themselves after a hard day snorkling with turtles.

Cillian channeling David Beckham with Fiona's hairband.

Blue Lagoons on New Years Eve!