The Long Way Down

RIDICULOUSLY exhausted today...I don't ever remember feeling this completely dead after Christmas break, and my mother pointed out that perhaps it is because most of the break came before Christmas (and was thus full of preparations and business) as compared to after (as it has been for the last few years). Couldn't function at work at first, and had to go and get a coffee!
But, lovely to come home and just relax after supper, not have to run errands or go to work somewhere else, take some time to sip a cup of tea and relax in the tub.

And, watch Long Way Down, the third (first being Long Way Round and Dakar) of three documentaries featuring Ewan MacGregor (yes, the actor) and his good friend Charlie Boorman circling the globe on their bikes. The first (Round) was a trip that started in London, and ended in New York, and they got there almost entirely on bike. Through Europe, Eastern Europe, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Russia, Siberia, across to Alaska, Yukon, B.C. and Alberta, then to the States. It was absolutely mind-boggling and amazing to watch. Long Way Down starts at the tip of Scotland, John O' Groats, and all the down through England, France, Italy, to North Africa, through Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, and at this point they are (where we're watching) in Malawi. The destination? Cape Town, South Africa. All on motorbikes! What I like most is that they visit Unicef support sites, and are bringing awareness of many different issues, both good and bad, to the public's eye. They have visited some of the worst sites of the Rwandan genocide from 13 years ago, they toured schools where children were massacred in Uganda, and it is amazing how many atrocities occur in Africa without our even knowing.
Completely recommend this series...even if every second word starts with an F. At least it's F with a British/Scottish accent. Somehow less crass to the ear...