quick one

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we're safely here, 6000 ft up in the himalayas. Our place is clean and bright and has views down the valley back towards Dehradun where we came from, and spectacular views they are too. My video camera just isn't going to do them justice.

School starts tomorrow - the first of 120, 50 minute lessons during which we'll desperately try to finish the entire course ( which is actually 240 lessons long, and should last 12 weeks). Tanuja is already getting competitive, by threatening to get up early this morning to revise.

Another competitive edge has slipped into our 8 month trip - a hardcore 'pass the pigs' tournament which has taken up some of our evenings so far. I predict we will play something in the region of 2000 games before we return for good in december - the current score is Tanuja 14 David 9. NOt the best start by me. but i reckon she's cheating.

Bye for now.

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