I don't think i've ever been so happy to get to England before! It's a really beautiful day here - sunny and about 25°.
High tide's in the middle of the day at the moment and i actually went for a swim in the river estuary earlier on! Well, "a swim" makes it sound like a little bit more than it was - i got in, swam about half a dozen strokes out, half a dozen back, and got out again! It was pretty nippy. But it was great to be in salt water again. I can't really imagine swimming in the river in Kabul!
Here's a picture of the river around where i had a swim:

The River Blackwater at Heybridge Basin - with Millbeach in the distance
You can see some of my photos of Afganistan at
WillKemp-Photos.com/afghanistan