Back From Scotland

Like many other people, we had our flights cancelled due to the volcanic ash. The only other option for us was to drive all the way to Aberdeen in Scotland which is 546 miles.

After spending approximately 11 hours behind the wheel we eventually arrived at our destination. The day after that we completed our journey to Thurso, which again took another five hours (211 miles.)

Having just returned home, the only way that I can describe this experience of driving such a long distance is like the equivalent to having 'Jet Lag' (only without the jet.)

Thankfully I have today to recover before returning back to the classes tomorrow.

EXHILARATING TRIP

Just to let everyone know - The Ducker family are now back in the UK after an exhilarating trip to Houston Texas, I'll tell you more about it in future posts.

Also look out for some interesting photo's as well.

Houston Texas

Well it's exactly five days before we fly off to sunny Houston for the World Kuk Sool Championships and 50th anniversary event.

If you've never been to Houston then I would like to enlighten you with some interesting facts about the place as i've vistited the city about seven or eight times.

• Houston is the fourth largest city in the United States
• The Houston area covers approx 8,778 sq miles about the same size as Israel
  
• More than ninety languages are spoken throughout the Houston area
• Houston has the largest (Texas) medical centre in the world
• It has the second lowest cost of living among major American cities
• Houston is considered by many as the 'energy' capital of the world
• Houston is one of the world's most air-conditioned cities
  
• When you look at a map Houston shares the same east-west line as Cairo, Kuwait City,Delhi (it's hot)
• The Astrodome in Houston has been nicknamed as 'the eight wonder of the world'.
• The Houston climate is classified as sub-tropical
• The coldest temperature to ever be recorded in Houston was -15c degrees in 1940