All good things come to an end.
Geriaviator,
Well, the roads weren't all that empty ! Do you remember the flocks of sheep, the cows coming in for milking, the crowds of cycling clubs all over the road - and the odd steam-roller every few miles ?
The Bond was more fun than anything I've had before or since. Happy days !
Now we're all agog for the final chapters of youthful villainy, the sad farewell to Abdul, and at last: "They say there's a troopship just leaving Bombay" (no, Aden !)
Don't keep us waiting ! Danny.