Tess and the gang have emerged from their journey and a long night's sleep. A short message from Tess reported that their location is "quite remote, wifi is very slow… but we are happy. Seb and Jasper slept 13 hours last night. I could not believe it. They were so tired. They were completely disgusted they slept that long their first night here. Area quite like Fintry. All is well here." Appears the kids have lots of space for running around, too. Charmaine posted a few pictures on her FB account that I have re-posted here. (Thank you, Charmaine!)

Meanwhile back at the Hong Kong ranch the Asian prevailing winds have shifted north, pushing the pollution back into China. Or, perhaps more appropriately, pushing Hong Kong's pollution into China! The details of surrounding islands are easily visible – one can almost count the blades of grass it's so clear. I have grown accustomed to the quiet flat, using it to catch-up on work in the evenings.