News or Olds?

So some 1200 years ago it turns out that Arabic sailors were taking their dhows from the Gulf to China and back – which has to be a round trip of over 10,000 miles, pretty good navigation skills there. The discoveries from this wreck off Sumatra show that they were not just popping across for a supply of tea.

Saw something on tv this week about using kites to generate power from the Jetstream – sounded like a pretty difficult task. Turns out it is not only the Dutch who are interested in the possibilities – if they get the funding this might just work in the long term.

My pal Noddy was in knots about the fate of Fudgie the hamster earlier this week – he will be relieved to learn that the escaped miscreant has returned to her cell/cage of her own free will.