Just off to Ottawa airport having had a brief but much needed kip in airport hotel.

The main drama of journey so far was gut-wrenchingly unpleasant. Transatlantic flight delayed by head-winds and spent most of it thinking I would not have time to make the connection in Chicago to Ottawa.Fortunately that too was delayed.

Was freshening up in the airside "washroom"and turned round to dry my face etc. Went to pick up things and my wallet wasn't there with passport, US Visa, boarding pass, cash etc, etc!! By now 10pm local time, 4am UK time and everything looking very very gloomy.

The x-ray screening staff called Chicago Police and took me to find them.When I got there, there were leafing through my stuff as my wallet had been handed in. I'd left it on the bench when I was putting shoes back on after security!

Very, very lucky.

Message here to quote Liz is that I need a good woman to look after me. In the meantime I am going to buy a money belt.

And yes, Eleanor, it is the same wallet I left on transfer at LAX airport....

Not fly North now in three hops in gradually smaller planes.

I still don't know if Young Larry has got past the ice in Baffin Bay to be able to meet me in Pond Inlet.