Safely in Hoi An after 7 weeks swanning around the US.  Too many airports, since we live so far away and after Ho Chi Ming, Tokyo, LA, to finally reach Miami left me reeling for a while.  Thence to NY via Atlanta, then I was seriously fed up so we did the rest by road, hiring a car in New York and taking off for Tennessee, Alabama and finally Chicago.  All was fine until we had to do the Chicago, Tokyo, Ho Chi Minh bit again.  Still, now recovered and have only the summer heat to contend with here.

Just before we left to go on holiday, the garden outside was cut right down.  It is now 2m high in weeds again but that is the tropics for you.