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 I'm back in Esperaza with a huge sigh of relief - though travel does do something for the mind, especially travelling by public transport where people can't get away from you. Met a group from Uzbekistan (who could only talk through an interpreter) who were charming and thoughtful and a man from Eritrea, who undertook to educate me about his country and Islam.  Long train journeys plus long bus rides (= East Midlands to York) -and of course the plane flight- have given me enough info to fuel my thinking for weeks.

So what's new here??

Early morning, before the real heat, strange doings in the square - it seems that they are pulling away the paving around our trees to give them some space, and filling in the gaps with this dubious gravel.

Guessing the benches will be back soon - maybe they already are, too hot to go and look.

Had breakfast with some friends this morning. Its a relief to find that not a lot is going on!