The Conference

I've just returned from two nights in Harrogate. Nice place...apparently the second most expensive place to live outside the West End? Not sure about that but nice all the same...

The conference and exhibition was fine...no problems...all presentations went off OK and generated a decent amount of interest. We had an after dinner speaker, a Radio 4 presenter called Garry Richardson...interesting guy - very funny and his claim to fame is interviewing Bill CLinton at a rain-soaked Wimbledon one year...

On Tuesday night we walked into town to an Italian called Joe Rogatoni. Not bad I must say...I had Pasta as the main and baby Mozeralla as a starter---I'd recommend it...

Last night was the Awards Gala Dinner...the meal was dreadful...truly awful! It started off OK with Leek & Potato soup, although to be fair you can't really go wrong with this...the main course was lamb...just...I didn't eat it - odd colour, odd shape, odd smell...no thanks!

After the "meal" we headed into town to a bar called Banyan, where (happily) it was 2 4 1 cocktails. I had a couple of Mojito's and then we went back to the hotel.

Today had really dragged...very tiring diong nothing so was glad to see the end of the exhibition. Drove back down to Radlett and here I am!

Tomorrow I've got a day's holiday, but later in the day we're driving up to Staffs as J & L are coming over. I've booked in to the Terrazza at 8:00...