Despite my best intentions, it's been hard to keep up with the blogging! No real excuse, other than a lot of travelling. In October to New Zealand for two weeks - Gary was working, so I went over as well, mainly to see my kids. And I did, and we had a great time. New Zealand in spring is all sun and wind - lovely if you can find some shelter from that cold bluster. Two weeks was far too short though - barela enough time to get over the jetlag and I was back on the plane. It's such a loooonnnnggg flight! Singapore Air is about as easy as it gets, about 22 hours in the air, and, on the way over, a brief stopover in Singapore. Coming back was tougher, with a 7 hour stopover. I filled in the time in the transit lounge - an hour or so in the gym, another hour at the laptop, then a massage, some lunch, and I was almost ready for the next leg. Painful - but, like pregnancy, the pain is soon forgotten. Next trip, March...