Today I looked at the thermometer in the Glasshouse.... Big mistake it read just under 50 degrees centigrade!!!! Then I decided to look at my watch..... bigger mistake it was only 9 o clock!!!!
Mercifully, work hours have changed to suit the weather which means we now have a whole chunk of the day to relax.
However ...I shouldn't have taken 2 weeks off. The work was hard (almost like starting all over again from square one). But working barefoot in the mud and floods one day and then in boiling heat the next just seemed to pale into significance because upon my return from Tokyo I was hit with the worst news I have heard in a long time. I won't disclose it with you for personal reasons but needless to say it hit me pretty hard and I was deeply overcome with sadness for a longtime.
Today things picked up. Plans are being put in place to tackle MT Fuji on Friday, a lot of fun was had poolside and a particularly hilarious incident involving a giant hornets nest, my unwittingly defiant companion Kim and no small amount of running!!! This has upped my mood somewhat and I plan to continue with the 'holiday account' (I had considered leaving it for a week).
I am OK now:
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