I'm in London...still,

...It's not so bad. We flew in last Saturday after an unscheduled stop in Singapore after I fainted on the Quantas flight. After a few tests at the local hospital we stayed overnight and with a "fit to fly" certificate jumped on a plane to London. Mercifully no further incidents and a good flight into Heathrow.

The weather isn't as bad as reputed and we have enjoyed a few days of sunshine including today when we sailed up the Thames to have a mean time at Greenwich. Having finished my business commitments it has been great to get out and relax. London has a lot to offer at this time of year, not the least of which is the beautiful Christmas show the city puts on. It is very strange that the dark descends at 4.00pm but makes the light show very spectacular.

We went up to Twickers for the rugby and it was a great match. If anyone can recall the NZ/France match it was a bit like that....Oxford took the lead and looked comfortable until cambridge scored and took the lead 15 mins from the end. Oxford couldn't snap themselves out of a very conservative kicking game and persvered with the rolling maul until the death. Joe had a very polished game but unfortunately had to fill in at full back due to an injury and I suspect couldn't communicate as well from the back to set the strategy. Cambridge won 22-16 in a very close finish. Joe was very disappointed but it was a bit like Don Bradman's last game: no icing on the cake.

It was great to catch up with Annika at the game. She is looking well and we made sure we shouted her a square meal at the Web-Ellis pub.

Off to Barcelona tomorrow.