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This week we’ve been up to a few different things. On Sunday we met up with a friend from work and did some photography tutoring while walking the Thames South Bank. That evening Keryn and I attended a concert and Cara Dillon was amazing, better than the previous few times we’ve seen her. There are a couple of photos in the Gallery.

I had football on Tuesday night at a new 5-a-side centre that has opened up near Liverpool St. I’ve got to try organising a few more games now as everyone who came down enjoyed themselves. I’ve been on a course all week as well and it’s been good so far, I’m learning things so that’s a positive thing.

Last week we met up with a number of people who were with us for our Africa journey. It was nice to sit down and have a few drinks while going over what we’d all been up to and also recalling the trip. Helen is actually off to Ghana for a few months to do volunteer work as a teacher so that should be exciting, interesting and scary all in one go.

Back to this week we went to another concert last night and saw Bic Runga and friends performing at the Bush Hall. It was a good concert spoiled just a little by the constant chatter coming from the back of the room. Again there are photos in the gallery but here’s one for you to look at now.

Undeterred by a bad weather forecast we headed into London yesterday and spent a good six hours wandering streets trying to second-guess where the Elephant and Girl would be going and also where we could find a way through the crowds of people. I’ll have more photos up tonight, for now just the one of the Elephant and Girl making their way through Piccadilly Circus.

The Sultan’s Elephant and Girl companion in Piccadilly Circus

More photos of the Sultan’s Elephant activities from today can be found in the Gallery, click on the image below to see more. Ollie and I went down to the Horse Guards Square and watched as the Elephant moved around entertaining the growing crowd. We then walked up to Waterloo Place to see the open rocket and a tall wooden girl wandering away heading towards Trafalgar Square. We followed a stream of people heading through the back streets and came out by the Texas Embassy where we joined the massed people in following her progress past Trafalgar Square and around through the Admiralty Arch and then down the Mall now heading for the Elephant.

We watched as the girl approached and then greeted the Elephant. The Elephant then blew water from it’s truck to cool down the girls feet and that’s where we left to head back to work.

The Sultan’s Elephant