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Dunno how it is in your bit of the world but its another hot, sunny week here in GOC. Not that i'm complaining, well not too much but it does tip the balance for cycling over the 'fun' threshold to the 'urgh' level. It might only be hitting low thirties but I start to shut down at this point - my excuse for not writing yet this week.

Anyhow, further to getting the first bit of Book 23 out at the weekend I thought you'd like a little taster of what's to come in the next chapters.

'“Heimy, kommen sie hier!”
I jerked awake just in time to receive a faceful of dog slobber, urgh gross!
“Heimy wo ist da?” the voice called again.
I guess the smelly slobbering thing panting at me is Heimy, “er Heimy go,” I suggested shooing the hound away. He however was having none of it and just stood breathing gross er breath over me. “um good doggy?”
“ach du bist! Hier kommt hund, sind tut mir leid fraulein.” the woman mentioned, no idea what she said but I guess she was apologising for the dog, who gave an enthusiastic woof before bounding off. “Heimy! Hier kommt!” she shrugged at me before setting off after the recalcitrant animal.

I sat myself up before finding a paper napkin to wipe my face clean of dog drool. Great, I must look like a right tramp. My brain started to re-engage, where am I? What time is it?

A look about me sort of answered the former a look at my watch the second. Nine thirty and in some German picnic cabin if the debris was anything to go by. So much for getting ahead.

I dug in my bag and found I still had the, now slightly robust roll that I made at the bakery place yesterday, that with a few sips of water made an unsatisfactory breakfast but it was better than nothing. I laughed to myself when I heard Heimy’s exasperated owner herding him, I presume into a car, a moment or two later an engine started and I was alone again.'

No clues but maybe a few hints in the first part of Ontario available by clicking the image.

And thank you to everyone offering assistance with the Canadian episode, much appreciated.

So for now,
Adios
Mads