Hello there,

I’m still recovering from a crazy week-end… A friend was leaving Holland, therefore we organised a couple of things for her farewell party. First of all, we went for a kayak run through Leiden (the boat trip of last week was apparently too calm, we needed something more sportive).

Kayak water battle

Without much time to recover, we set up an Hawaiian surprise party at her place. Barbecue, guitar, drinks, a lot of friends… I love the atmosphere in these occasions, it’s a lot more important than it seems. In those occasions everyone is light-hearted and relaxed, you speak to all people you see every day at work, and you realise you never really knew them until then.

I must say the party was beautiful. Although there is still margin for improvement, especially if I think of the “falò”, the beach fires we organise in Lavinio (near to Rome) in summer. Who has been there knows what I’m talking about… Who has not should pass by when I’m on holiday down there!

Waiting for the Hawaiian victim…

By the way, the victim of the surprise party is the nasty girl in red who is wetting me in the first picture (Thanks to Mark B. for the nice shot!).