Happy 2008!  The Christmas break flew by, and like everyone else felt it was far too short!  It was great catching up with friends and family and eating home cooked meals once again.  I just missed the snow in England; it was snowing in parts of UK the day after I got back and it was something I wanted to experience before I got back to Spain!

Unfortunately the first night back didn’t go very well - I found my car had been broken into at the car park.  They had smashed one of the windows, stolen the contents and the radio and managed to damage the boot lock and air controls.  Having only just picked up Spanish since I got here, it was quite difficult trying to communicate to the insurance company over the phone!  I eventually ran out of options in terms of getting transport back to Jerez - none of the car companies were hiring cars, it was too late to take the train and I even considered flying to Jerez!  Still, I thought the best option would be to stay overnight in a hotel and sort things out in the morning, in daylight so I could determine what damage had been done and if I could drive back.  I did manage to drive back to Jerez and at the moment my car’s getting the window replaced and will then be dropped off at a garage to get the rest fixed!  What a nightmare!  Could have been worse though - could have turned up with no car in sight and the car is insured so that’s a relief.

Things on the flying side are going well, I’m really enjoying the solo flights and we will soon be getting into VFR navigation.