Back in the U.K.

Dear All,
Just to let you know that I am safe and nothing serious has happened to me. Rubber still on the road and me still on top!
Over the last 3 weeks of the journey,I got pretty depressed and quite lonely and in particular this got worse when I was in Hungary. Since this has happened before, and I recognised it quickly, I took rapid action and rode back home from Lake Balaton over three days.  I have been back at home for 3 weeks now and am feeling much brighter.....I had begun to feel isolated as very few people in Romania or Hungary spoke much English, it was mostly German and I can't do conversation in German.  So, I spent three weeks simply asking for petrol or a room or "what is the bill" for meals, and despite seeing many lovely places there was nobody to discuss it with or share the feelings.   The weather was pretty good for the first two weeks back home and I got stuck into several outstanding jobs and soon started to feel brighter.  I have all my photos labelled and know what they all were and can recall all the trip, so when I get a few moments, I will finish the travelogue both for myself and for the great people who have followed it and encouraged me.  When I arrived back home I had covered 6184 miles (9895km) in 9 weeks.
Best wishes,  Doc