What a week! (or two)...

So much happening in so little time. ok.... So.... in the last two weeks, we have lost little Marika to Spain for two weeks and gained another legendary Brit, Anna, who is 26 and an awesome polo player who now lives in the heart of New York City... little marika is coming back but will be leaving two days after, to go and live in Germany for about a year. I was also fortunate enough in the last two weeks to get to go to the last South Hampton trip for three days, the last New York trip and the last water park trip..... VERY lucky. i have also been for a few rides and been water skiing in between... thought i would share a few pics with everyone, of my last couple of weeks. There are only something like 8 days left of camp which is sad but more than welcome at this point in the summer... i have some exciting news for everyone but its going to have to wait until the next post so it is confirmed when i tell you all! ... sory for the tease! ok, hope you are all safe and well. speak to you all very soon...








Me on the jet ski in South Hampton











Me water skiing at White Lake













It speaks for itself pretty much... its in Montauk if anyone is interested...














Me in Central park kissing Jackson with Peri (camper) sitting ontop wondering what on earth im doing to the pony













The pic i stole from tavern on the green the second time around.

















Peri (the same camper) outside Tavern on the Green, seeing things eye to eye with the carriage horse named Jefferson.




More photos later guys!
luv you all

New York, New York!

So today i woke up at 4:45am to go down to the barn by 5am, to have the kids up by 5:15am, to have breakfst at 5:30am and leave for our day trip to New York City by 6am on the dot.... i made it!

So once we reached New York City, we walked to the corner of 92nd and Madison Ave (from the corner of 92nd and 5th Ave) to Cafe Yura, for a bite to eat and then went back to the trailer and unloaded the 7 horses, tacked up and the 12 campers went in groups of six, with Arno on a trail ride through Central Park. Once they finished the trail rides, we untacked the horses and loaded them back on to the trailer, and headed off to "Tavern on the Green" which is basically and over priced excuse to eat in a 'fancy' restaurant in Central Park... (they say its expensive and classy, i say it was expensive and tacky... 70's style fairy garden painting on the wall, different coloured chandeliers everywhere, etc etc), so the 14 of us racked up a $700 bill (including the tip) and headed out with a full stomach and a handful of balloons in exchange. We then went to the carousel in Central park and spent an hour there before we all clambered into white stretch limos and went to FAO Schwartz which is an awesome toy store, similar to the entertainment and size of IKEA but more so, as its a toy store... we spent 15 mins there and then jumped back into the waiting limos and went to the Manhattan Saddlery and spent half an hour walking around admiring the $2000 upwards price tags on the saddles. We then were dropped back off at central park and got back into our big silver van and came home via Maccas. Im pooped now, so i will maybe post more later about my day off yesterday etc when im concious.

ciao for now.





Park Ave sign












Broadway sign













Central Park trail ride













View of city-ish buildings from central park











The pic that they wanted me to pay $25 for at 'Tavern on the Green' ('Expensive McCrapperson's' as i like to call it).. so i took a pic of the pic over my salad (hence the lettuce in the way)... ps... i look like a giant whale in this pic... ive put on LOTS of weight (just incase you couldnt all use your eyes to see that!)... mmm FATTY American foooooooood......









Me entertaining the kids while waiting for the limo in central park




















NYC... Park Ave from the limo to be specific












Some funny looking 'Girths' in Manhattan Saddlery... FYI a girth is the thick brown thing on the far right... not the loopy things underneath the 'Girths' sign.. they are Martingales