Just under 4 weeks til lift off. So once again we are busy organising the house and the travel plans for our trip.Already have the house and cat sitter in situ.Thank goodness for children who want to live cheaply. This time we are off with friends to do the "tour de Mt Blanc" - 10 days of hiking. Hope we survive the trekking. The hard part will be over first and after that it is all pleasure - food,drink,sightseeing etc, as we travel through a bit of Italy and Greece.