Nearly ready for the off!

Man it's crazy how time flies (whether or not you're having fun). It seems like last week when we started talking about this trip and now it's less than two weeks from starting! We're down to 3 days left in our respective workplaces and are both very much looking forward to drinkies this Friday. Hope to see as many of ye out as possible..if I miss you then I'll try catch up before we leave..if not it'll be November before you see me... (I'm so happy to be offcall for 8 whole months - no middle of the night scratch shortages or ECAM errors...BLISS!)

At this stage I think the only things we have to sort out are visas for Iran (but we're on the case) and payment for our Bali to Darwin flight. Loonie's visa application form and photos arrived in my post box today..ohh how I giggled at the photos...reckon mine will be funny too if I ever get my ass in gear and get a headscarf. I'm really not looking forward to that aspect of the trip..happy to adhere to customs and traditions in the host countries that we enter..but not keen on looking like Peig. Hoping to get to the embassy before the end of the week and the flight payment is underway so it looks like we'll have everything finalised going into our last weekend in the Emerald Isle. So, as Loonie has been saying all along..no need to panic..it'll all get done and dusted in lots of time!

I was speaking to Alastair from OzBus today while paying for my flight and it seems the final tally of people on the OzBUS 9 will be 21..a nice number I reckon (I was hoping for some empty seats on the bus so we have a bit more space to play with) it seems that of the 21 there's a contingent of 9 crazy Irish :) He mentioned a few blogs that are being kept along the way so I'm on a google mission to try find them this evening...

I got another travel gift today (reckon if this keeps up I might go travelling more often :P) from the ever wonderful Conor..I was asking where I might get an indestructible, waterproof, dustproof USB stick to keep a copy of documents I need to bring as it seems a bit too late to order one online..hey presto..I got one today...32GB of waterproof space..nice (yes M..he really is too good to me)
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Anyone who wants an occasional postcard from the road..I suggest sending me on your address to add to the list. I don't know them all off by heart and I'm running out of time to write up an address book!