Welcome Back!

That's right, Life in Agen has "recommencé." Lauren and I are back in our lovely home after a massive four day cleaning spree (four months away brings quite a bit of cobwebs to every corner of the house).

It was a pretty tough trip home, travelling from Nelson, NZ to Auckland, LA, London, Toulouse and then the train to Agen. Even though the team got to fly business to LA, it was the second half of the trip that was easiest. Lauren met me in LA and we travelled the rest of the way together. And what perfect timing, we arrived just before the team's week off vacation. Already having gone to the markets, we're settling in and enjoying our wonderful lifestyle; which is easy after four months of travelling and being away from each other.

Agen will begin training again next week before the Clermont match away. I'm very excited to be back in this place that I really do call home. It wasn't until I arrived in Agen that I realized how much I missed it here and I have a feeling this is going to be a great year for us and Agen.