Episode 9 Phew! Have I had a busy couple of days: There is so much to write about that my arms will be warn up to my elbows, I think I need to employ a secretary, um! That sounds nice to me, what's a secretary, and would a secretary give me a cuddle? I like cuddles! D had decided that the car needed an oil change so as we were driving into the outskirts of Astana I was charged with the job of looking out for a place selling oil, my eyesight being at least on a...

Episode 8 David's foot had swollen up some days ago and he had been taking some antibiotics for it believing it to be Cellulitis that he has had previously. As we got near Ishim he decided, seeing as the leg was no better that he ought to see a doctor about it so we drove into Ishim for that purpose. The first person we saw to ask directions to the hospital was a fellow who told us to follow him as he was going there himself. That was real lucky because the hos...