Nortzy and Lacho

Hey guys,

This was the first oppertunity to get on to the blog after having just completed our first 5 days at the ranch.

The training has been tough, especially being back on the ice as we havnt been on since the end of the season! After 3 solid days of hard work, quite a few of the guys started to feel tired and tight, especially the guys that have already been here for 5 weeks now! Thursday was the toughest day which we had to run up and down mount everest 5 times! After that in the late morning we had the rest of the day off with a progressive muscle relaxation in the evening to try and help us relax as we are playing in a 4 on 4 tournament this weekend which is being held on the ranch, starting friday, with the final being played on sunday! Most of the guys will be on the same team with Mr. Weapon X! with me and nortz playin on team Spare Tyres!

The ranch has been enjoyable in our spare time, our beds have been turned into SuperBed (picture to follow hopefully) which holds myself norts stevie haywood and Kyle, but we think we could squeeze up to 10 in at any one time! Also, it leaves so much more room for activities! Such as Yoga, which we took part in on Weds evening with Barb the chef, this was our first time doing this as we only arrived this week! We were greeted by a pet on our arrival, a pet crab (Herbert) that the boys had bought to occupy themselves, only to find out that the second crab (Rocket) had escaped from Wardys cardboard cage, and was loose in the room! But no worries, when assembling Superbed, Rocket was found safe and sound in the corner of the room and placed into the new plastic fishbowl with his brother Herbert!

We are looking forward to the new season and are confident that its going to be a good one!

Salut, Robert and Tom xx