Broughton New Lodge Milton Keynes

Right...23 Days to go!! Not long now since i started counting at 385!!!
Only 10 actual days of my "real" work left to do then i'm out of here! I can't actually belive i'm going it somehow does not seem real!
I think the nerves are setting in and the waves of happiness and fear come and Go!!!!!
I never though for a minute i would leave the comfort of a perfectly good job, home and my family and friends to travel on my own ...

With time rapidly dwindling I went down to Banbury way this afternoon to visit my brother et famille before I leave, taking the opportunity to say goobye to two young nephews - one of whom was able to appreciate some of the implications of what I am doing, "But what if you get sick?" he asked. :-)

Back up to Stoke in the late evening. Last day of preparations tomorrow.

... now in Northampton, tomorrow we leave for Dover, and on Friday morning we board the ferry for France. Hurrah! If all goes according to plan :-) We'll let you know how we get on of course.

Having got our hands back on everything we own, we're now able to upload some pictures we took of our time in Norfolk, in case anyone fancies a look. They're below.

Hopefully the next entry will come from France, please cross fingers for us.

... to work, then during the day we kept losing broadband connection. With an over booked plane it was imperative I checked in as soon after 7.20pm as possible so as I could to preserve our precious seats. Eventually after fraught nerves but good assistance from son Stephen I got the job done.

Off to bed with some relief.

... for them: clearing cupboard andwardrobe space, and giving the place a thorough spring clean. Vanda has spentweeks getting the (already very clean and tidy) house in tip top condition.There are places I’m not allowed to go now for fear of making them dirty oruntidy again.

As a riposte I preparedanother list: “The House Sitters Guide to Living at Nsansa”. At least Barbaraand Steve will know where things are and what to do if they go wrong.

... up early to be first in the check-in queue, smile at the check in lady and, standing on tip toe, ask for the emergency exit seats, because you say, with such long legs the other seats are too cramped. But airline have now got used to the wily passenger and have started charging extra for extra legroom seats.

To find the best seats (and there can be several which are not exit seats), find out what plane ...

... to stop your afternoon sessions or B. I had lost my passport. A. was never really in the picture so the winner by default was always going to be B. So after delaying my flight (missing my families suprise meal, which may I add I had been planning with my brother in law for a very long time). So stayed on the Island for an extra couple of days I decided to bite the bullet and go back to Bangkok to try and get a visa, but it was ...

Hi All Well I am now home and was very sad to leave such a wonderful country. The journey was a nightmare - my flight was 3 1/2 hours late, so we didn't leave until 2pm, after sitting at the airport from 9am - very boring. I managed to get in and out of London in double quick time - caught the gatwick express at 1935 and a train at ...

... crowded. So we said, "screw this" and finally got our luggage stored and headed out with our all day bus pass, which was the best way to go. I loved cruising around London on this huge double decker bus. Except for the part where I was walking up the stairs to the top level and crazy london bus driver took a sharp right and I went flying into the wall and down a few stairs-- scars for life. We saw everything, and we were able to get on and off the bus as we pleased. The bus ...

John picked me up at the Heathrow airport in the evening and drove me to his house in Milton Keynes. I felt it was a weird, too modernized city, which was unlike an antique English city which I had wanted. But I couldn't complain, because he gave me a free accommodation and drove me around England almost everyday in his car. It was a wonderful experience, but, unfortunately, the first and last time to travel with him. I can't see him, even though I am eager to do, because he is ...