OK, so no-one likes round robin letters, but this is different - hey, this is new technology even if we are a couple of TOGS (thats Terry's old geezers for the uninitiated). So watch and learn all ye who are yet to discover the joys of blogging.

We haven't even started out yet, but thought I would just have a practice session to see if this works. I have changed from my original mail address to this one so will also have sent out a new blogaddress for you to access.

The purpose is for us to diarise our travels, not only for you poor souls left behind in the midden of a european winter, but for our benefit when we get back. You see, the aging process may well develop more quickly in the heat and STML (not a sexually transmitted disease, but short term memory loss) will probably mean we won't remember a thing. 'Have I had my dinner yet?' syndrome creeping ever closer.

D-Day for leaving here is Saturday 5th which is worrying since we aren't ready yet, but when we do get our act together, we are staying with friends for a couple of days in UK and from there fly out for the first leg (why do they call it that? My daughter very seriously corrected her grandad when she was 5 and was told they were on the 'last leg' of the journey and told him it was 'the last wheel' - since they were in a car at the time....) which takes us to Singapore. Neither of us have been that far east before and its likely to be a shock, but a pleasant one I hope. Just praying that we don't get swine flu or any kind of flu before we go since we are told that everyone is scanned as they exit the 'plane and if just one person has a temperature (what about hot flushes?) then the whole flight is quarantined. Mind you this is usually in a nice hotel, so could be worse, but really don't want to lose out on our time in Oz.

So, hasta la vista, a bientot, til later....