Temperatures

Just a small comment on this front...I have now broken my temperature record by 10 degrees...which means...yes, that's right, -40 degrees!!
As we landed in Surgut on Tuesday night, I was half listening to the landing announcement when I distinctly heard "minus sorak" (minus forty) and sat up in shock, to the alarm of my neighbour.
The following day, it was -38 and since then it has got a lot warmer-it is now -20 (easy peasy).
The cold was an interesting experience...didn't stay out long but could really feel the sting on my nose and cheeks, and even the Russians made an effort to wrap up and keep moving.
So there you go. Real winter at last!