Tuesday 15th May:

The night sky had been decorated with bright stars against a backdrop of clear sky, however when we awoke it was again cloudy. We did not really do much. I went into MG and purchased some petrol and some more food. On the way to MG I raced a two stroke tractor cart that was carrying passengers. Really, it was no match for me as I sped by snarling/ smiling much to the amusement of onlookers. In fact it was great to have done this. Previously, whenever either of us tried to ride the bikes hard we would be gasping for breath like drowning fish (?!). Now I had no ache in my chest and did not have to stand leaning against the bike in order to recover but could continue riding and still manage to get my breath back - woohoo, the acclimatisation process had moved on to another stage :-)

I arrived back, we lit the stove (K had changed the jet for the stove to accommodate the new fuel - petrol) and ate some more noodles. Just as everything was packed up the heavens opened and the rain lashed down on us. We were in the tent in time and spent the whole afternoon playing cards and reading more Poe.

In fact K played Patience and won straight up and then I set up a game of Clock for her and she won this too. The odds of winning Clock are very slim (if you know them then please e-mail us, we could not work it out exactly), it is a game of luck over which the player cannot dictate any move. We were equally surprised at these successes.

Not much else happened - it carried on raining and we went to sleep early.