United Kingdom

Right,

This is my last entry in the UK so hopefully this will be the last boring entry and I will have something worth reading to write about next time.

Our entire pre-travelling preparation has consisted of:
a. Going to the doctor for Anti-Malaria pills,
b. Taking Anti-Malaria pills (which Rach reacted to!)
c. Rach reading "The motorcycle diaries" by Che Guevara

Thankfully she has also read the guide book quite throughly as not sure the motorcycle diaries is that relavent to todays traveller; me, I can just about name the countries we are visiting! I plan to spend the next 7 months in a semi-drunken state so haven't put a lot of effort into planning for this - I'm more worried now about the fact that I am unemployed and jobless.

We didn't pack till last night and leave for London in 30 minutes so we will obviously have forgotten something. I also finshed painting the last outside window I stripped last week this morning so have white hands. Why oh why can't we plan our time better. I really hope you don't need a Visa for Peru or we are knackered, plus what currency do they take? We have been told to pay for the taxi to the hostel in US Dollars so I can only assume cash machines out there give it in Dollars?

As you can see we are completely unprepared!

Anyway I'll stop this rambling and go get a train

This is my first entry to the blog to check it all works etc whilst we are in the UK. Obviously as we are both still at work we haven't got any stories to tell yet, unless you want to hear all about my boring job and the fact that teachers have way too much holiday time. Been to the doctors, had all the jabs, about to start our anti-malari pills on monday, bought all the essentials - mosquito nets, water purifiers, wet-ones etc. Not exactly gripping stuff that's gonna keep you all wanting to come back for more. Just really waiting now for the off. We are going to have one last week in London though before I move back down South prior to leaving the UK, and we are going to Marc and Hannas wedding the penultimate evening in the UK which means we have to leave home on the Friday before we fly!

One bit of semi-interesting news, went to see Alan in Reading, and got to see the Chapter House of the Reading Chapter of Hells Angels (from the outside in the dark of course). Looked like a normal semi except for the TV cameras and metal shutters. Actually that wasn't really interesting was it. Oh well I'll try and think of better stuff to say when we are abroad

The first place we are off to is Peru, and we fly in on 19th September, staying for 4 days before Cusco and the Inca Trail. Looking forward to it immensly , although I know I will miss my sofa and Stevie (the TV) after a few weeks.

I'll write something better than this when I start for real. You could be reading the ramblings of the next Michael Palin.