Ian Rambles
Happy birthday to you. Happy birthday to you.

Fiona's Journal
Harry is 12 years old today! We piled his presents and cards on the campsite picnic table and they made a satisfactory heap although a lot of them are consumable or disposable in some way as we cannot afford to carry more stuff around the world once we leave the North Americam continent.

Harry allowed George to assist with the unwrapping and seemed genuinely happy with his haul anyway. Having cleared the debris we then set off for Banff. Here we had a lovely Birthday lunch, sitting out on the restaurant verandah in the middle of this attractive town and surrounded by magnificent snow capped mountains. George was in a piss about something and insisted on sitting on a different table to the rest of us and eating alone - until the restaurant started to get really busy and they needed the extra table. He rejoined us perfectly amicably when the waitress asked him too.

In the afternoon we went to the cinema and watched “Hancock” starring Will Smith which the boys really enjoyed and so did I as long as didn't try to make any sense or logic out of it. This was followed by a million calorie dessert each at Dairy Queen in lieu of a birthday cake and then back to join Sarah and the dogs at the RV site on the edge of town.

Harry had an H-shaped candle to blow out, in his burger at supper and we stuck up all his Birthday cards in the rear window of the RV for other drivers to admire tomorrow.

Arthur's Log:
Harry was a little short this birthday but he got a 300 quid air rifle last year so i guess it evens out.

We saw "Hancock" in town and, like all Will Smith movies I liked it. I dont see how he manages to get so many almost unforgetable movies so fast. I like "I Robot" and everyone says "I am Legend" is good. Maybe there is more than one of him!

George's Musings
I thought it was funny that he got a whole box of Ritz - and I hope he enjoys his new parents. Arthur gave him an ice cube.