I took Daisy to Legoland yesterday. It’s school holidays so every kid under 12 in London was there. I don’t usually talk about Daisy on this blog. Two reasons. First – I lose all critical faculties when discussing her. Second – Sally is convinced some psycho fan will kidnap her. I tried telling Sally that [...]

Just got word from my publishers that the UK edition of Vroom by the Sea will be hitting bookstores across Britain in the early days of April next year. About. Bloody. Time. Now I can answer all the emails asking me about it. That’s at least half of the 743 emails in my inbox cleared!

Wednesday was Australia Day at the Cowes Week Regatta. Basically three Aussies dressed up in kangaroo costumes and bounced around yachties drinking Fosters, Wolf Blass and Bundaberg Rum. All to promote a corresponding event sponsored by Scandia and held down in Geelong. I did my bit by tucking into the Bundy and Coke. It wasn’t [...]

I’m off to Cowes tomorrow to take part in the Regatta. A mate of mine from Australia has come over to race and has smuggled me onboard his team. I can sleep on the couch in the team HQ as long as I pretend to interview the captain for The Guardian. It’s going to be [...]