Love the heading line in ???? script - guess it says 8th March 2009! Looking forward to next blog after a small break not least because it's reassuring to know you're OK.

Still managing to do the sum necessary to send a message - hope they don't get any harder!!

By the way, in reference to the middle-aged hippy yoga types, James/Jessie/Emma King's mum goes out there every other year, just been at half-term (saw her at parents' evening.)We've had no internet for a couple of days so I'm sitting on the chaise longue in the bedroom where I can get a signal stealing from the Belkin! (You could say I'm being lazy but physio says I've got plantar faciitis or however you spell it, look it up! I blame Jane forcing me to walk to Richmond for her sister's birthday present.) Smileys only seem to appear by the mac message boxes so I can't compete with Jane.

_ Phew found them its taken since my message of 28th Feb to work out how to do them so have gone overboard!!!

Jane

PS Love the blog !

You're almost up to date - great. Not long until Nepal? Haven't been able to comment as been on Dad's computer which won't let me leave messages. Malc has some very interesting smileys, perhaps he'd like to share them!

Hi Ollie
Can't believe its a week since I last left a message I ( and Malc)have however been diligently logging in everyday to enjoy your travels vicariously.I sent your link to Abigail she thinks you should be a travel writer! Can't find the Smileys today- its a mystery to me!
love Jane

Really enjoying your (and James') blogs. Coital union doesn't sound like normal college-speak, but it certainly conveys the message whilst avoiding censorship (by all parties concerned)!
Incredible coincidence to meet fellow students - what are the odds?
Keep up the good work.

Quite agree with your sentiments, plains and then hills is a great combo. At my age, it's going to be a question of fitting all the places I want to go into the holiday years I have left! Still, glorious spring-like day today here. Can't believe the Esher College coincidence!

Here's a super smiley (Jane, you just have to drag them!) - to say keep up the good work. We're loving hearing about some areas of India which are new to us. hope you two are feeling a lot better now. Good mountain air! (Just showing off.)

Hi Oliver

Excellent blog as usual inspiring me to spend the morning perusing the travel brochures of India strategically placed by the bed by your Mum and reading your gap year book.The River Cafe was superb by the way

love Jane

Don't know about Dominos Pizzas we have the delights of the River Cafe tomorrow might just go someway to make up for our drab and miserable existence !

Methinks you've been watching too much Bruce Parry.