Home again

I'm back from 3 weeks leave in the UK - which was very wet and cold and windy - much like a normal British summer, I guess :-( It's good to be back in Africa and even better to sleep in my own bed.

We spent a couple of weeks in Wales with mum and dad ... riding on the Great Little Steam Trains of Wales. Took me back to my childhood as I spent many a happy holiday on these trains - courtesy of Dad being a bit of a steam fanatic. John and I love trains - we'd planned a ride on the Orient Express this year but it is unlikely to happen. And if we'd gone on the OE then we would not have been able to spend time with our good friends Sally and Mike at their in-the-middle-of-being-renovated Woollen Mill at Penygroes.

John's gone back to Cape Town for more hospital treatment - he's starting to feel a little better although the holiday was a bit strenuous for him. Looking forward to him coming home next week.