The reality of having been in Mali seemed to evaporate with the paradigm shift one encounters when flying at 35,000 ft from one extreme of culture to another jarringly different one. Never quite get used to that, always makes it feel dreamlike, in retrospect.

Anyway, looking forward to seeing you both back on England’s fair and pleasant lands.

David

PS Dan your Djembe is fine, I waited to watch it come out of the hold and caught it as it rolled down the exit onto the carousel!

Unforunately, I can’t say the same for my local ceramic bowls, bloody insensitive luggage handlers. Came out like a couple of bags of gravel! Even the most extensive Superglue surgery won’t bring them back from the dead!

Easy come easy go.