inverter face

I leave in 6 days. It’s raining in Mumbai, and in Delhi, and in Agra, so it looks like the monsoons are still about. I've been researching more on India and I like the look of the north. I may try to venture in to Nepal as well. Mountains, camels and elephants have recently been added to my ‘to do’ list. I've been told there's flooding in the north of India, near Nepal. I may not be going there anymore. Downer.

I've had my photograph taken in one of those machines for visas and the like. I don’t like it how you’re sat there looking in to the camera, staring at your own face thinking ‘that’ll do’, then you press the big green button, it flashes, then it shows your face again looking like a goon. They take your face and invert it so it doesn't really look like you. In short, I have a backwards face, and I'm not too pleased about it.

I took all of my new gear to Keswick at the weekend to test it out. The mosquito spray was useless, as was the penknife. I sprayed a badger and knifed a squirrel but they were never real threats to my safety. The best thing I took by far was the head torch. Mainly for the fun factor. You feel like you're in a swot team, when all you're really doing is annoying people.