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2008 sandcastle competition

Went up to Horseshoe Bay on Saturday for this year's sandcastle competition.

To be honest, I didn't think it was quite up to its usual standard. There were fewer professional sculptures than in previous years, and most of the amateur efforts weren't that great (the notable exception, as always, being the sculpture done by Hannah Emmerson and her friends).

More pictures here.

Farewell to Mulligans

This morning we went for breakfast to Mulligans - the restaurant at St. George's Golf Club - for the last time.

The golf club closed several weeks ago, in preparation for the redevelopment of the old Club Med hotel, and today was Mulligans' last day. It was pretty sad. It was a great little restaurant, with lovely views over the golf course and the water, and friendly staff.

Frankly, I don't understand why the Government had to close the golf club and the restaurant down now. The new developer for the Club Med site is still not fully committed to the project and could yet pull out. If that happens, St. George's will have lost a nice little golf course and restaurant for no benefit. Even if it goes ahead, it's surely going to be at least several months before development begins.

Here's hoping Alfred and his team can find a similarly great location to reopen their business soon.

Dinghy races

"Go, Michael, go!"

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Refurbished?!

I was amazed to read in today's paper that the sound and projection systems in the Little Theatre have recently been refurbished.

I had sworn off going there after the problems that blighted the screening of "Vantage Point" that I went to a couple of months ago, and the insouciance of the staff when I complained. My resolve finally buckled when "The Dark Knight" came on a few weeks ago, but although the sound was fine, the picture was marred by flickering black lines the whole way through the trailers and movie. The theatre smelled particularly sweaty too.

Owner Shandon Easton should deal with problems like this before worrying about setting up his new diner.

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