gosh....that's the most exciting thing to happen for me in Vientiane in ages...I kid you not! Many thanks to all for the votes and kind comments - just squeaking it ahead of dorrien's excellent contribution #8 - and to the "welcome" from chrise and mattrom.
The word choice was eerily apt but productive, so thanks to mattrom for that and the goodies - a happy ending for the cub, less so for the salmon! The link to an updated word list would be appreciated - I hope there are plenty left 😎
See you all in a fresh challenge soon.