ONE MONTH TO GO

It is exactly 4 weeks before I leave for the USA, and most of the preparations are complete. The hardest task has been to work out a route that would take me to all the places I wished to visit and determine the start and finish times for the tour. That done, my Atlantic flights and accommodation in New York have been booked. Now it's time to make sure I have all the gear I need to take, bearing in mind that it all has to fit in a rucksack.

MOSCOW DRUG CLUB AT DARTMOUTH

In the mean time, I did manage to spend a long weekend in Dartmouth, Devon, to enjoy the annual music festival. The accompanying picture shows Moscow Drug Club performing at the bandstand.