I, on the other hand, am still wading through A Suitable Boy, and my wrists are stronger for it...

Back in UB faffing about whether to go to the Eagle festival - it's a tough life.

Bit of a culture shock after 7 days on a camel trek, riding horses (of a sort), a camel, sleeping in a Ger with 2 Fins in the Gobi, seeing wolf, rutting deer, wild horses, marmots, mice, rabbits foxes and generally giving our asses a tough time (read into this what you will).

Good news is it's Friday which means nice meal with wine - woohoo.

TJP will give you the non-abridged version...