GBP FX volatility

Foreign Exchange usually doesn't have a high volatility.  But in the face of big events, it does.  It doesn't help with fat fingers.


The GBP x USD saw 1.19.  How do I hedge my bets?

Disappointment with Guardian

Usually Guardian is our newspaper of choice.  But I am increasingly disappointed with them.  I was reading the Sports section, and no a single word about any female sports.  And recent articles about lifestyles were also disagreeable.  Very disappointing!

Beverley Food Festival

As part of our East Yorkshire tour, we stopped at Beverley.  It is a historic market town resembles York, eg massive market square, minster and churches.  It is a posh town, resembles Harrogate and Northallerton, eg high end stores, independent stores and cafes.  But unlike York or Harrogate, Beverley offers free parking on Sundays!

Coincidentally Beverley Food Festival was on, it was massive food market, various entertainment and it was free!  The quality of exhibitors were good.  We sat in the tent, watched cooking demonstration and drank coffee from a flask, we blended in well!  We didn't buy anything from the food festival, I didn't go for any pies or sausage rolls for lunch.  Sarah got a soup from a nearby greengrocer, which came with a white rose as a free gift!  I went to Harper's for a fish cake, but they did not have any, I was very disappointed.  I should have gone for their fish platter!

Beverley turned out to be a very good addition to our East Yorkshire tour.

Hull

I have never been to Hull before, and we took the opportunity to visited it as part of our long weekend.

It is a small city, fairly easy to get around.  It is fairly quiet, and not much is on, much like Leicester.  The marina was nice.  The museums were fairly good.

Maybe it can be marketed as gateway to East Yorkshire.

Badminton on Grass

Sarah and I played some badminton in the park when the wind was calm.  Playing on grass is really dangerous, now I understand why the tennis player hates it!  It is so hard to move around effectively.  And without being at the correct position, it is easy to exacerbate the old injuries.

Spurn

I took Sarah to Spurn.  It was a long slow drive!

We didn't quite get to Spurn point.  I was expecting a lot of migratory bird, but there weren't too many.  Trekking on sand was neither easy nor fun, I had to empty the shoes of sand a few times!  It was sunny and windy, and I ended up dehydrated!  I wish there is an easier way to get to Spurn Point.

Willies chocolate - Madagascan 71 Sambirano Superior chocolate bar

I saved it to the last, but it was nothing more than ordinary.