I never really got to know her properly. But I miss Dubia Gemma, who's not actually living in Dubai anymore. She travelled something like 5000km to come to the Hitchin Meet I organised a couple of years ago and I was so happy that she did.

The reason I randomly bring this up now is that I'm unpacking some of my final bags with the odds bits in to find which I packed my Way Out map (thanks to Clare) in and I randomly came across the present Gemma brought from Dubai... a bag of sand from the beach. That reminds me, I've still got the Dirham she gave me in my wallet too. Such simple presents but they were unique and exciting.