Charades Hereford

... doesn't live onsite - so we have an entire hostel to ourselves! Wandered across the road to the pub (naturally!) where we discovered beer, fish and chips and internet access! The people of Wales are just amazing, so kind, generous and genuine. We've had people ask us if we need directions, if we're enjoying wales, and the bar maid at the pub is giving Josh multiple free beers so he can sample them all !!

... were going to see and do, and now its all on hold.

However, health has to come before anything else and it would be too risky to go ahead with the trip, as such we have decided to delay our departure, possibly missing out some destinations. The re-planning is just starting but our dedication to our travels remains undiminished (is that a word?) and we will leave, if only to justify the leaving gifts we got!

Thanks

Mat & Lidia

Bikes and kit are ready in the minibus.

All we have to do now is be at Droitwich Spa Fire Station and Urban Search and Rescue Station for 4:45 in the morning.

We then drive down to London for an 8 oclock start.

Then the fun begins.

Bike is in car ready for packing tomorrow.

Lots of advice about padded shorts and Vaseline! - Is there something I should know?

Will post some pictures as soon as we get underway, and keep you up to date with the events as they occur.

A change of plan. Instead of a week in Italy and a week in Egypt, I've booked a 2 week Transatlantic trip, Southampton - Barbados via Tenerife, St Kitts, Antigua, St Lucia & Grenada. 29 Oct - 13 Nov.

This trip will start me off on my circumnavigation of the globe (another thing from my to do list). All I have to do now is arrange New York, I guess this is now going to be in July rather than December .... oh well, I suppose it will be a bit cheaper then!

... This is what I was looking for! Actually I thought it was several steps with names on them, but it is only his! We leave very happy.

We begin our drive south again, actually we head south east and go into Wales. Yes, you know this is only for bragging rights to add another country to the list! It is a beautiful country ride. So what do you do in Wales? We stopped to see a sheep auction. Hundreds of sheep in pens coming and going. They all have spray on ...

We held a money raising event today at Webb;s of Wychbold, lots of people and many donations.

We are raising money for Acorns Children's Hospice and the Fire Fighters Charity.

To find out more go to:

http://www.firefighterschari ty.org.uk/

and

http://www .acorns.org.uk/

... open - Romford. There he had arranged with the coach company for a taxi top be waiting to take us the rest of the way to London Victoria. We waited at Romford for 30 minutes waiting for the taxi, meanwhile the coach behind us, which had managed to miss waiting for the gritting, sailed past (slowly, of course), still roughly on time, driver still under his tacometer thingy - empty. If the company had been more organised, he could ...

It was a cold wet morning as I arrived at Hereford bus station. As I waited for Ben, Rob and the National Express coach that was going to get us to Heathrow I couldn't help but imagine the sights and sounds I'd be experiencing 24 hours later in Mumbai. For starters I certainly was not going to need the pair of jeans I had on! We set off on time on the Heathrow express and arrived several hours before our direct flight ...

... was still in bed!!! so with an hour or so to kill there was no other thing for me to do than to grab a beer. whilst doing this god had also taken the liberty of dropping a $50 at my feet so one beer turned into four as I waited on the bench outside the international terminal at Brisbane airport at 7 in the morning. But when anyone asked why I was doing so at 7 in the morning I would simply reply with "its 10 at night at home". well he did turn up eventually