Close to the end for Clive

Visited travel agent today. Holiday for 2013 ready to be booked up now.>>>>>> I read Clive James' interview with BBC4 today. It ain't good, to the point where the combination of leukemia and emphysema is likely to prevent him from ever being able to get back to Oz. Love an expat who still sounds like he comes from Kogarah rather than a mystery island in the mid-Atlantic,and Unreliable Memoirs remains my favorite ever read.>>>>>> Rest day Tuesday following a nasty head ache day, and 10k on the ski today. A few close calls but no spills. I don't think my balance has improved much, but I have at least become relaxed enogh not to worry about rolling. No speed, but a comfortable and very njoyable late afternoon paddle.