The Countdown begins.....

Our first party of travellers left for the Continent on Sunday! So Jo and I are now on our lonesome in Stratford. (That's East London, luvies). We have said goodbye to scummy Willesden flat and temporary hello to scummier Stratford flat, complete with new and strange kiwi flatmates. They seem to have health food and weird objects lying around the house. Jo says they're something to do with "exercising" and "keeping fit" but I have no idea what she's on about......

I dont have much longer to go at Reuters now (6 days and counting). I cannot wait....

The girlies sound like they are having a wonderful time so far. Below is the latest dispatch -

We left London on Sunday morning for Brugges, afteralmost missing the bus!!!!We arrived in Brugges about 2pm and spent the daywondering around, it is very pretty, all cobbled,horses and carriages and canals.Today we went on aboat ride thru the canals and wentto the basilica of the holy blood, but the blood wasntthere. It rained alot today and we got wet!!!!Tomorrow we are going on a tour to Flanders and Ypres,then Wednesday we are off to Amsterdam.mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm loving the scummy hostel showers,they are so foul.Backpack very heavey, but want some clogs fromamsterdam, oh well must squeeze them in!!!!!Will email or send postcards soon, Love Jessxx

Will be me soon too. Yay!

Flat Tack

After being on cruise control for the last 9 months or so, everything is starting to happen all at once. Work has gone crazy (that's the day job) as our jobs are going to another department and we have to train them and oversee the whole thing and it's turning out to be a bit of a mess. I will still be working here until our trip though, so that's one less thing to worry about. We're also trying to off load our flat to someone else before we go, on top of organising the move and the Big Trip.

On a good note, all our friends are beginning to arrive over here. Carly has arrived already and Jo, next week and finally Tammy arrives week and a bit later. Yay!!