Off to Edinburgh

We are planning to go to Asia next month. Flights and hotels were booked and paid for two months ago. Listening to the news this morning I'd reckon we'll face hefty fuel surcharges from the airline. How I wish I'd not chosen those super attractive but non-refundable 'early bird' hotel rates. 

The insurance company have sent an e-mail to tell us that our claim on the cancelled trip to Madeira is being reviewed. " A decision will be made as soon as possible but all our staff are currently extremely busy ". This doesn't fill me with hope. The use of the word 'all' in the e-mail is puzzling. 

The sun is out and it's warm. Not French Riviera warm but warm enough to feel the sun on your face. What a wonderful feeling it is after the long winter.

The parking spaces  down by the harbour are filling up. This morning we count two Italian, two German and one Slovene camper van. A retired German couple are sitting on the quayside at a fold up table and chairs as if this is the most natural thing in the world.  They are cooking bratwurst on a small portable gas stove. The local gulls are circling and eyeing up the opportunities for a smash and grab raid. The couple seem delighted when we say 'Good Morning' to them.

In town the rush to the first lecture of the day is underway. You do not want to be on the streets when 10,000 determined teens are on the move. Jedi Stormtroopers have nothing on them.

Even the outdoor coffee shack is busy. This far North people don't waste a minute of sunshine. Students and workmen intermingle but don't interact. 

We are off to Edinburgh. Lets hope the weather is as good there as it is here.

What happens if you put mayonnaise on your pizza in Italy :https://x.com/mamboitaliano__/status/2034042640623169892

Uber drivers in Cape Town :https://zimbabweland.wordpress.com/2026/03/09/zimbabweans-abroad-uber-drivers-in-cape-town/

This seems like a sensible development :https://spectrum.ieee.org/flash-radiotherapy

Bird flu :https://www.pnas.org/post/journal-club/bird-flu-can-already-get-inside-human-cells-so-why-hasn-t-sparked-pandemic