I've just come back from a long weekend on the Isle of Man. I can't believe I've survived all these years without going there. Check out these photos of the coastline. The grey seals like it there too - some of them came to say hello while we were kayaking. And we did rock climbing and abseiling and hiking. Oh yes, and eating and drinking. It was an action packed weekend.

On Thursday night I was in Barnstaple, talking at the library about On a Hoof and a Prayer. It was a great evening - well, I really enjoyed myself, and I didn't notice anyone audibly snoring - so thanks to the library and to Waterstones for hosting the whole shebang, and to everyone who came. Devon isn't a place I've been a lot recently so it was really great just to sit on the train and watch those green fields roll by. Some of them even had tiny lambs in them. Aaahh.

On a different note, I had a piece in the Sunday Times today, this time about a bar-restaurant called the Cattlemen's Restaurant in Oklahoma. I was there back in October when I was in the States co-presenting a short film. Check out the article here: http://driving.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/driving/article1461456.ece. And in answer to your question - yes, we really ate the testicles.