The reference to being 'free at last' is all about having finally moved into my refurbished apartment in Paris. After spending every week night since June 6th in hotels I finally got to move in last night to the new apartment.

Anyone who has ever read "A Year In Provence" by Peter Mayle and didn't believe the stories surrounding the infamous French word; 'demain' (translates to Tomorrow) should come and talk to me.
When a French tradesman says he will be here 'demain'...

I managed a couple more days at Avington during October, had some really enjoyable sessions but failed to land any of the really big fish. I did have plenty of rainbows averaging 6lbs+ with the heaviest going perhaps 9lbs. The really big fish are there alright but the shorter Autumn days make spotting and stalking those targets extremely difficult and challenging. The low angle of the sun, when there is any, just makes life that much more difficult. It's not a lot of use just fishing blind as the...