Yes apparently winter is over, the equinox is past and the clocks have gone forward - not that its that much warmer!

So in Pact, the 22nd instalment of Sweet Sixteen, Bern finally comes clean on the plan to thwart the SS, Gab wears gloves and some pizza is eaten!

I've finished more new chapters and sent them off, I'm still hoping to get them out for the desperate by next weekend - fingers crossed.

My first trip of the year starts tomorrow, a mini tour, two days, out into Lincolnshire. As much as anything its to get away from home for a bit, break the monotony and also give me some different roads to ride on! Main focus of the trip is to photograph some windmills, hopefully 24 spread over a 250km route although there will be a couple of castles and other bits to see too. My overnight will of course be in a cheapo hotel, aptly named the Windmill although I'm looking forward to a good curry too - not had one for a while and this is a sort of delayed (by a month) birthday trip.

So time to go, packing to do, i'll be back on Wednesday.

Mads