I was running all over the bedroom, trying to find everything I needed for the weekend in Jerez. I had nervous anticipation, it had been so long since I had been in the paddock, and it had so many happy and sad memories for me, that I was in a panic about the fact I had agreed to go. In the end Marianna and Juan had offered to come with us to help with the kids, they would stay in the hotel, with Marc, Molly, and I, so that Nat could spend her nights with Sab. Molly had been more than a little excited as we explained we were going to see the motorcycles racing; she had jumped up and down with glee. However, she was not happy at having to wear the ear defenders, so we had to encourage her to keep them on, practicing all yesterday, when I say practicing, bribing with ice lollies and swee
