Three reasons for a little celebration today:

• My stomach is finally getting better. I have never been this bad with diarrhoea before. Was completely emptied for energy. I am really looking forward to getting back to walking the Great Wall and plan to set off tomorrow.

• I have been in China for 4 months now!! (A little more in fact)

• My girlfriend bought her tickets for China which I am really excited about! When she arrives in mid September, we will not have seen each other for five and a half months. That’s a long time… I hope we recognize each other!!

Many thanks for supporting messages on the page while I have been ill.