Hello @RoryAlsop @Willeke. Just wanted to touch base, been a long long time..

@Liam: Ah, missed you mate. Hope you are doing great!

@WedaPashi It has! Good to see you - how are you?

@Rory: I am fine. Yourself?

@WedaPashi same as most folks during this year I guess. Just getting on and hoping we get past it :-/

@Rory: True. Good to know that things UK is getting better each day. Things in India are getting scary everyday. Lets hope we get through this!

@WedaPashi Absolutely. Looks like India has some good centres of care, but the population density worries me. At least in Scotland our population density is low, so we keep reasonably optimistic

@Rory: Indeed, population density is huge problem that doesn't have a short-term solution as such. Endless topic to discuss though! Hows kids? I rarely check insta these days but love the content you post.

@WedaPashi They're all good. Eldest 2 at Uni and College, youngest back at school. All healthy, which is the main thing

@WedaPashi thank you - I have tried to keep posting from walks through the summer, but it's not daily any more

@WedaPashi How about you and your family - are you getting out much? I'm loving your paintings - but was worrying that they might be a result of not getting up the mountains much

@Rory: Parents are fine, they are in Mumbai and I am in Pune. But so far so good. I have arranged that they don't have to go out.

@Rory: I have refrained myself from travelling to home because I had involved myself into some voluntary work with affected rural areas, and now I have started going to office for work. So, sadly, keeping away is keeping them safe! But, yeah, I am being careful.

@Rory: I have picked up painting as something that I enjoy doing these days, haven;t been able to trek/hike/climb at all, which is very bad.

Lets just say this too shall pass.

@WedaPashi I am fine, and so is family and boyfriend. Itching to travel, been in a hotel for one night two times, where usually I am abroad 4 or 5 times in the year.

Been hiking more, 20 km is my target daily distance, I am slowly building up to more days in a row.

All low level but dunes so not flat.

@Willeke: A target of 20 km daily is a massive achievement. Kudos! Good to know that you are safe and healthy!

:-)

Silly people went on drinking holidays and brought COVID 19 back home, so we have to be more careful now.

That is only on hiking days, not every day.

@Willeke: Yeah, sad but true. People have been reckless and now everyone is paying for it. Being careful is the only option!