I hear Bug has bounced back into form? "I hacked him this morning and he seemed on great form, particularly as I trotted roung the mini XC where he was not at all convinced he shouldn't be jumping everything!"

How has the rest of your day been? "After a big team meeting with our team trainer Mel, Kristin (Joe Meyer's groom), Sam Albert and I all dashed off shopping! What a relief, I was starting to get withdrawal symptons! We took various trains before resorting to a taxi (very cheap here) to get us to Stanley Market on the south side of Hong Kong Island. I was glad to see more of the local scenery (except visibility was dreadful due to an approaching typhoon!) and do some souvenir and present shopping. Admittedly most of the shops have the same stuff but I love looking though all the colourful silk souvenirs!"

Did you ride Bug again? "We dashed back for me to ride again in the afternoon so Ellie the physio could watch him move and then treat him. She is generally very pleased so I will start schooling him a little more tomorrow. Sarah Bullen, my trainer arrived which was exciting and my evening continued with two suppers and amusing conversations with the Brazilian squad to practice my Portuguese!"

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