We leave for Australia today and everyone is very excited. M is able to be convinced of just about anything if we say that it’ for the plane. She’ll eat peas, wear dark colours and go to the dentist if we say that it’s for the plane.

I’m not sure the title gets across the idea of micro acrobats. Anyway:

A primitive fort.

The defenders emerge

We have been pretty busy so this update should have been about 2 weeks ago, but there was little I could do. Hopefully things will continue to settle down a for a couple of weeks before the scramble toward winter break.

Anyway

Halloween

Almost too much to deal with.

is the name of the business that rented us the place we stayed in over the weekend.

We had a great time with the Tebos. Emily, Lukas and Gabby all played well together so that we didn’t need to parent so hard. His lordship still required some attention though.

We are heading up to Mutianyu after lunch today to stay in a house we have rented that is a few minutes hike from The Wall.

Not an actual fox, much to my children’s disappointment.

On the Tianbei highway this afternoon, a dark green Jeep was driving at 80km/h when a farmer decided to dash from the kerb right into the driver’s path. Some deft deceleration and swerving by the Jeep driver allowed the oblivious farmer to live to be baffled by the modern world another day.

Fortunately for everyone concerned, the driver of the Jeep knew how to say “DUMB C&$T” in Chinese allowing all involved to fully play their part.

From now on this is my blog again.