Two days to go ...

Yes, it's Friday, the end of the working week, a couple of days before we fly out to Nairobi via Dubai. Unfortunately Sheryl has come down with a horrible virus that threatens to hang on the next week or so, which will make for a very unpleasant flight. Fingers crossed all the various potions and pills we've been ingesting will save the day: allow Sheryl's head not to explode on the jumbo, and for Pier to remain as healthy as possible. Sheryl's week began with 2 sick days, followed by her regular Wednesday off, followed by 2 days LSL, all feeling sick. She was supposed to have had a lovely couple of days at school, with time to say goodbye to her class and colleagues, and tie up any loose ends at Eastwood PS. Sheryl was also supposed to have been relaxing, taking her time with packing and making sure all was beautiful at home, topped off by a massage today [Friday]. Sadly, not to be.
Meanwhile Pier was frantically going spare ensuring all of his deadlines were met, so was working very hard the last 2 weeks. It's all done and dusted now. Time to relax and do the final pack, making sure all the technology is working, that no cables are missing, etc. Gone are the days of just packing your SLR camera with rolls of film bought at the duty free. Now it's a digital SLR with all the various bits'n'pieces. We're going to a few third world countries, so nothing important can be left behind.
Thanks to all that have called or emailed to wish Sheryl well, and to wish us Bon Voyage, we very much appreciate it.
We'll miss our family and friends, our house and all our regular routines, but can't wait for the adventures that lie ahead of us: the places we'll visit, the animals and birds we'll see, the people we'll meet. Most importantly, being together and being eachother's best travel buddy ... awwwww ....
Ciao for now.