Back to Bruges

Yes, we are returning to Belgium right after nationals and are staying through World Championships, which are to held in the Netherlands on February 1st. Hopefully Jon makes the team!

We are staying Near Bruges this year as "In Bruges" has become dangerous- what with characters like Colin Farrell running around shooting people. Seriously though, we've rented a little farm cottage about 6 miles from town. Apparently there are chickens and donkeys and a hayloft for the kids to play in, it should be fun.

Jon plans to race around Belgium as well as hitting a few World Cup events, basically picking up where his fractured collar bone left him off last year. Word has it the Hofstade world cup on 12/26 is actually being moved to Zolder (site of the 2002 World Championships). Yes, the article is in Dutch.

The Euro has dropped preciptiously vs the dollar, the biggest drop since 1999. Banking crises throughout the world are the cause of this drop so we'll see if any benefit is retained in December when we actually have to start paying Euros for stuff again.