Well, rumours that I am going mad may not be exaggerated. This waiting around is the worst bit of any trip. I just want to get started now rather than spending another day staring at my rucksack and watching it shrink before my very eyes. I am torn - half of me feels I'll never be ready while the other half thinks it is time to sally forth and to hell with the consequences (although I have done my GAP year safety course so it is not quite to hell with the consequences...)
Anyway, the point of this piece of nonsense was to check out that my blog was OK so that I could forward my contact details to everyone and say that from 3 March onwards, watch this space...