Packed - ish!

 Gabby and I will do a final check of my luggage this morning.  I am wearing some lovely (if aged) loose summer trousers which are so comfy, the wired bra's are in the suitcase and I have my stretchy sports bra on for comfort.  Having lost 5 lbs in weight it fits better than it did.  Hopefully I can drop below 11 stone again whilst away - nearly there.  

Ted and Minnie Mouse waiting for Rosie to return soon.

Thank you all for your kind wishes.  I have been feeling overwhelmed as when you don't sleep well it makes you so emotional, so I have had tears pricking my eyes all the time.  Couldn't even cheer myself up watching Home Alone as you had to pay for it!  Somehow even Sean Bean in the Frankenstein Chronicles didn't distract me - just depressed me!

Anyway, Gabby arrived, with wine, last night, and the edge has been wiped off my anxiety.  She is parking up and coming in to get me through the first two stages of checking in as she knows I am worried about checking in etc.  I thought the first bit of flight was 20 hours, but it's 13 from Heathrow to Singapore - long enough when 5 hrs to Jordan was a struggle to cope with.  Then a couple of hours for refuelling at Singapore airport, which is absolutely beautiful - and the girls have said set an alarm incase I fall asleep! - and then another ten hours to Christchurch.  I arrive 10 a.m. ish on Friday morning.  I will be VERY glad to arrive!  The only time in my life - having scarcely travelled at all - that I have flown solo was from Bournemouth airport to Guernsey, in the days when the B'mth airport was just a big shed - a hangover from WWII! The actual flight was about 15 minutes, so no sooner had you taken off, you were landing again.  A bit different this time.

I will try and keep blogging whilst I'm away.  So - watch this space.