Canada to Patagonia at a Worrying Age

Finally back in civilisation after 6 days and 5 nights in the jungle. The paramilitaries were awfully nice and didn´t kidnap me. More to follow later on the detail of the thing, but suffice to say the song of the day 2 days ago was Private Hell by The Jam. I´m not joking.

Hope you´re all well. Now to consider Christmas.

Just realised how the above could read… It was the conditions hiking through the jungle that led to the Hell. Nothing else! Ultimately, it was worth it.

Also made the top ten of blogs by weight of numbers.

Happy birthday Verona. Have a good one. About time you, Daniel or Chris left a comment…

And of course Happy Birthday to Joe. Sounds like I missed a great party.

Suddenly in front of a PC again and feel the need to mention the fact that I generally have to have a whole fried fish on most days because of one complication or another. Often it´s a very big fish, but I´m always very full whatever the arrangement.

Tonight all events were surpassed when I was actually presented with two whole fish and no room on the plate for the salad (no rice) or the chips. Was pissed off as it means I´ll get charged for two instead of one and no amount of discussion could persuade him to take one away (I didn´t order two).

Anyway felt better when an urchin appeared requesting cash. I asked him in bad Spanish if he was hungry and eventually just gave him the spare fish. Out of bad things came good as he wolfed it down and was dead happy (it was a very good fish, as his mate commented when he shared it with him). So here´s to every cloud having a silver lining.

Genuinely gone now. Enjoy the run up to Crimble…

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