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... 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.

... 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.

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...

SMART-1. Can improve the grade of public transport services in line with the building of an international city. We intend to use the current system, Hong Kong and Macao in 2095 was small-scale use, Western Europe, Australia and other countries is only in recent years the use of sync with the international advanced level.
2. Can facilitate the public to reduce social cash in circulation. Now due to the lack of small change in ...

... So I am starting my trip with a head torch yes, but alas no high heels. It is absolutely terrifying knowing that I have exactly 2 pairs of shorts, 2 pairs of walking trouseurs, a pair of jeans, 3 t-shirts, 2 vests, a fleece, a "going out" top (to where I don't know) and 1 dress to last me for the duration! I do however have ever piece of kit under the sun packed, I may have absolutely no idea what I am letting myself in for but I ...

... the first two already - we naturally haven’t. However, the last is beyond our control as we wait for the paid professional services to organise the sales in the chain.
We know that we have a lot to do and pressure of impending deadlines is a strong motivator, but the total uncertainty of the completion timeline for the flat is horribly unnerving. What happens if the solicitor in the middle doesn ...

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 ...

... sat nearby as if to see us off. Goodbyes are short and we set off into the countryside and the deserted (well they were never busy) roads.

The leisurely drive south down the A2 – IP1 autopista is uneventful and gives us the chance to start thinking about life back in the UK, something we have never had time to do at MV. It’s going to be strange being home after ‘settling’ here for six months and I’ ...

Well, we fly to India at 10pm tonight and as usual i feel nowhere near prepared which is why I'm still up at 4am and don't intend to go to sleep. I can't believe it has come so quickly, it seems like just yesterday that it was just an idea but here we are. I want to say a massive thank you to everyone who has helped to make this easier, especially Dianne and Mark, My Dad and Amanda, My Mum, The Cunniffes, my Nana and John Lewis Supply chain (for my ...

... and trenchfoot, you'll thank me :-) Were I to go to Australia again, I don't think I'd do quite so much of the journey by train, as most passenger journeys are by night, so you see very little. I certainly enjoyed our daytime travel on The Ghan from Alice Springs to Adelaide though, I really don't think the experience would have been anywhere near the same by road or air. That said I also really appreciated the internal flight from Cairns to Alice; it made real ...