Haven't done a Friday Five for a while and it's Friday today, so....

1. How are you planning to spend the summer [winter]?

(That'll be Summer in my case then) Mostly working, no plans for any holiday abroad this year because we are on the brink of a new phase to our current project at work, it's going to be a busy time. Weekends will be spent relaxing and will hopefully involve a lot of days out in the country or the beach!

2. What was your first summer job?

In my early Teens I used to clean the outsides of the Hire Boats on the River Thames for about £2 per hour, very good days indeed!

3. If you could go anywhere this summer [winter], where would you go?

Somewhere quiet with good scenery and plenty of water, maybe Scotland or South-West Ireland.

4. What was your worst vacation ever?

Never had a bad one really. But just after Christmas 2001 I did manage to get £40,000 worth of 4x4's (2 of 'em), 4 adults, a baby and a dog stuck in a very remote Scottish Peat Bog in sub-zero temperatures. It took an 8 mile walk, several hours, breakdown services and the Newton Stewart Police to rescue the people, extraction of the (company owned) vehicles came a few days later and cost a fortune. It's a story I'll share sometime.

5. What was your best vacation ever?

Best was Florida in 1999, Clare and I got married on International Drive and generally had a fantastic time. In 1997 we toured some of Europe in a Mini Cooper with a leaking radiator, that was a laugh (especially Amsterdam!). In 1994 I went to the USA and Canada with the Abingdon Venture Scouts, an absolute blast!