Naan fights and dead goats Seems I'm getting accustomed to these early morning starts as I didn't even need my alarm to wake me this morning. This does not mean, however, that I will become a postman on our return home. Have made husband promise that on the next holiday, we...sorry, I will a) stay in one place, b) do precisely diddly squat if I so wish it and c) sleep in. The 5am start turned out to be not so we could get in the park early but so we could book ...

Raspberries and man-eaters The decision to take another day off was not a hard one to make - I was on holiday after all. The birding crew were off looking for the illusive Ibisbill again so once Mark had his morning dose of breakfast brownies, I waved them all goodbye and went back to bed. I spent a pleasant morning sat on the verandah blog-writing and worrying the hotel staff as usual. Obviously not used to having someone spend the entire day at the hotel rath...

Buffet brownie bonanza Please someone remind me what I was doing getting up at 4.30am whilst on holiday? Married to a birder, I'm used to early starts but this really takes the biscuit. And...and the darn hotel didn't even make good with the biscuits and cup of tea they'd promised! That is my excuse for spending most of the morning's drive to Corbett asleep or at least, what passes for sleep on India roads. Whilst I was out for the count, we drove past a partic...