It seems my friend managed to make a reasonably accurate judge of character, my new temporary lodger and I have survived the first week sharing my small flat. I must admit I was apprehensive when I returned home - exhausted after a twelve hour journey - to meet the 'stranger' in my flat. Thankfully I had nothing to worry about and fingers crossed it'll be this straightforward in a few weeks time when I have to repeat the process.
After spending most of April travelling through airports or in Eastern Europe it's great to be back in the UK for the whole of this month. Admittedly I've been away working with sport but as a result I've not been able to follow or watch any events happening back home. Last weekend was another wonderful example of Great Britain dominating the international sporting landscape as we watched titles won in tennis and equestrian.
Locally William Fox-Pitt maintained his cool to win Badminton Horse trials for the second time of his career. Lifting that eventing trophy at home for a rider is the equivalent of a tennis player winning the title at Wimbledon. Further afield and still a couple of months away from the manicured grass courts of Southwest London Andy Murray stormed to victory over rival Rafael Nadal. This isn't the first win for Murray against the spaniard but to beat him in Madrid and on clay is another significant step forward for the Scotsman's career.
There was one more significant result that I had a nail biting wait for as it wasn't until Sunday afternoon that Exeter Chiefs played their penultimate game of premiership rugby before the potential play offs. After an exciting win the dream stays alive for the Devon club and it all comes down to next Saturday to decide who makes it into the hard fought semi finals.
