What with the trend towards telling all and sundry of leaves of absence; I'm off camel trekking for a coupla weeks in the desert. Should be fun, and I won't be posting very much (not that I do anyway, but hey).

I've got lots of shiny kit for the trip - camelbak, sand goggles, desert boots - half the fun is in getting dressed up for the occasion, no? Certainly been running around needlessly in a shemagh of late.

I hope it's not as hot as Havana was...

N.B. Slightly worried, the help excluded, I'm the only guy in a group of 5. Not sure I'll be able to tolerate all the girlish prattling.