Just got back from 5 days on Oceana, one of P&O's cruise ships, where I gave a couple of talks to entertain the passengers. This was the second time I've done the cruise ships, and I have to say that I do really enjoy them. Last year a good friend and I spent 5 days on Arcadia sailing from Gibralter to Southampton, this time Saskia and I flew out and met the ship in Lisbon, and then came back via Brest and Cherbourg. It's a great gig to do, the audiences are always incredibly welcoming and having a few days to relax, eat our own bodyweight and check oput some beautiful foreign ports is always an attractive option! It's a hard life! Looking forward to going on Ventura in October with another friend.

Relatively chilled out week this week, battling my way through a rather long 'to-do' list at the moment, catching up with last week's stuff, as well as bits that seem to be left over from the expedition! Lecture in Swindon on Friday, and then off up to Otterburn for 2 weeks of annual camp with the TA... fun fun fun!