La Mer & Le Mistral

Every now and then, quite often in fact, we find the odd item left behind in the showers. Most common (as you would expect) is not-quite-finished bottles of shampoo, shower gel, and little worn down bars of soap. More exciting discoveries have included wine glasses, grey y-fronts, and a burnt sausage that Rachel planted there for when Fiona went to clean the washrooms. One day I was retrieving an innocuous travel sized bottle of L'Occitane from a shower when Rachel appeared out of nowhere, throat punched me, and ripped the shower gel out of my hand. She clung to the bottle tightly, inhaling deeply, and by way of explanation said, "La Mer et Le Mistral - the essential essence of sexy French men!" 

Rachel remained somewhat intoxicated for the next few days, and shared with us her recently acquired vision for world peace. She was going to produce an art film staring a Frenchman and a Welshman wearing zipped down cycling Lycra, having 'healthy boy fun' on the back of two white stallions. There was also something about a black horse called Diablo, and a flamingo squashed (but not dead) in a salt marsh. While all this was going on, the words 'La Mer et Le Mistral' would be heard softly in the background. I have absolutely no doubt that Rachel will be receiving the Nobel Prize for Peace before the year is out. (My shower gel inspired antics are comparatively lame. I gave four guys a second hand bottle of Lynx to share on a Saturday afternoon - carnage). 

While it might take a few months to produce and edit Rachel's art film, we were able to shoot an impromptu health and safety video in a matter of minutes. It basically involved Rachel jumping off a top bunk bed to the double bed below, and ended with the catchy phrase, "It's not as good as you might think!" (Video will be available shortly on A Lakeland Summer's Facebook page - 

https://www.facebook.com/alakelandsummer ). 

On a genuinely serious note (for once), Fiona has been nominated for a YHA Spirit Award. These awards recognise an individual's commitment within the organisation  - basically for being fantastic, for going above and beyond. Fiona is certainly all that, and I can think of few more deserving of the award. Oooooooofff! Bloody love it! 

PS. I had a dream the other night. I held a pigeon in my hand, and when I turned it upside down it changed into a Peregrine Falcon.  Pigeon. Peregrine Falcon. Pigeon. Peregrine Falcon. That's got to mean something, right?