Hylands Hotel Nottingham

... dinner last Saturday - it was fantastic! And to say to my mum - can't wait for our second christmas dinner this Sunday - woohoo!

Very excited at the moment about going on our adventure - but going to miss all our fantastic friends and family!

Ash

Ps won't miss the cold mind. brrr.

... com, I finally paassed the 642-845 examination and got the cerificate through my own efforts. It’s time to have a breath spell.

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Finally worked out my route.

Fly to Armenia, travel through Georgia to Turkey and fly from Istanbul to Mumbai. Work my way across to Calcutta and fly to Bangkok. Through Thailand and Cambodia to Vietnam, then onto China.

I am setting off early September 2010 and aim to be in China early December, maybe.

And then I have to get back...

Tow truck 3, turns up at 20:30, we get loaded up and set off at 20:45 only to find out that the AA have sent me a driver that needs to take his 45 minute break in under an hour. So I waited an extra 1.5 hours for him to arrive and then I have to wait ...

... I got an A in biology. Quick check, yes that's my name at the top of the screen. Blinking heck! To confirm the result, I logged on to the UCAS website (link between prospective students and universities) and blimey, 'Congratulations.... place at the University of Nottingham to study Physiotherapy'. I found out later I'd also earned an A in Psychology. I felt 18 calling my dad to give him the news.

Yesterday was one of ...

... who has come to return us to normality.

Normality? Whatever’s that going to be? The stay in Portugal may have offset any kind of celebratory homecoming or did it help to ease us gradually back down to earth, after what has undoubtedly been the adventure of a lifetime? We’ve seen fantastic sights and experienced amazing things that will stay with us forever. This was a trip that was only in our dreams and was never ...

... gone into the woods across the otherside of the dam, we walked back to the lodge to find the lads & some of the girls had all decided to go canoeing on the lake,so we walked back down to find rob & steve had fallen in already the ranch workers went out to rescue them in what looked like a 4 poster bed it is what they were collecting the weed on & then pileing it back on the land they bought rob & steve back in along with their canoe & ...

... at the moment - if anyone knows how to get from Australia to England to America to England to Australia in a month without resorting to flying then please write in and I'll know for next time. It's only going to get more complicated next year when Karim seems to be insisting on getting married in Italy - as far as I know I'll be somewhere like New Zealand. Why won't people wait for me to get finished being a bum before they get all grown up? Speaking of ...

... spire got blown over in the wind). There was also a ruined bishop's palace (can't believe people in the church were so rich) and a castle. The Castle was built by William the Conquerer around 1000 or so and has been used as a court and prison for 900 years. The city's court house is still there today. We have missed the hot weather and family and friends, but thanks to a gift from some friends before we left we can still appreciate vegemite. Love Heidi and Dave

... back editions of The Lor-.... No, hang on.. I was carrying the tent, and Karim was bringing the camping stove. We had looked in a shop at different types, and they do get very small and very expensive. Karim went back to Wales (where, inexplicably, he lives now) and assured me he would take care of it all... I next saw him the day before we set off. He had the stove, and it was about the size of a laptop computer... From 1980. Worse still, it took ...