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3 days out from Manali in the foothills of the Himalaya and after fighting our way through muddy roads and raging rivers, continuous rains brought us to a halt with a 3km landslide 200km from Leh. When we finally got news 2 days later that the landslide was cleared, we were then told we wouldnt be allowed to enter Leh as it was now a disaster area, with 60 dead and 600 missing from mudslides that tore through the city.



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Just a few pictures from a recent trip, which actually im still on and stuck trying to get over Rohtang La. Its been 4 days now that they've been trying to clear a landslide. today that had it cleared only to have a fuel truck slide off the road right at the landslide and so I spent another day waiting for a chance to get through that never happened.

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Its time to update this thing!

I was talking to Debi and we we're both saying how when things are going good you dont right in your journal. And boy are things going good!

Debi and I are so in love! ahh how cute. Last week we went away to Miami beach for our first trip away together and also the first time we did the wild thing. She'd been holding out on me until the trip..Kinda making it romantic and very memorable. Boy did she ever make up for lost time! She's really everything I ever wanted in a woman.

Her parents lived in London the last 8 years and her Dad retired last year so they moved back here to the US. They bought a house in a podunk town in Kentucky to be near Deb;s sister, but the town is so backward they cant stand it. So they just bought a place down here in Atlanta. I've got to meet them quite a few times and they are really cool. Her mum is a bit of a primadona, but sweet and her Dad is just this layed back easy going guy. Since they spent so much time in England its really easy to relate to them too.

Motorcycling..humm well I sold the race bike, but then a friend wanted me to race with him so much he offered me one of his bikes at a price I couldnt refuse! I went down to Jennings and ran the bike a few weeks ago and wow. It is so much faster than my old bike and so fucking beutiful! Debi is even being suportive of this and is coming with me to Jennings this Friday and then again to Barber next week. I told her I really wanted to do a few WERA races then pack it in. I think she knows how dangerous it is but shes putting on a brave face. She may change her mind when she actualy sees how fast we do go at the track.

Debi and I have plans to go to Tallahassee to see her old and best friends down there. Thats in April then in May we are looking at going to San Fran to do the Bay bridge run. Talking of running, we run together on Wednesday nights and swim together on Sunday mornings. Last Sunday I took her mountain biking and she really did well. She likes it and wants to do more!

The new house is going well..ok not that great..keep finding more things that will have to be repaired, but thats the way it always goes. i picked up two labourers that have been working out really well. Mexican guys. I really have to start learning Spanish!

Ok thats not a bad entry. I'll try better to keep up.