Well, we have arrived!

OK, let me start by saying that I have not made a post on here simply because I have been too busy! Which I guess is a good sign.

So, let's go for a recap!

Departure from UK 

Preparations were not helped with a large power cut that affected the Bexleyheath/Dartford area. This meant no internet access, no showers, no vacuuming etc. I spent most of the day before on the phone (thankfully we had an old phone that didn't require electricity) to different companies. It is surprising how easy the Internet has made simple things (i.e checking baggage allowance limits) easy to find!

So, it was difficult to get the house fully cleaned. 3 hours of power every 6 hours - all mobiles/ipods etc were plugged in ready to go!

My mum had arranged to take us out for a farewell meal - alas the place we had booked was closed due to the power cut, so we had to go to a lovely restaurant in Bluewater (who apparently have their own generators!).

Shortly before we left for the meal, I sold the car! Yes, talk about leaving things to the last minute. 6pm, the night before we leave the country! So I was sorry to see the car go, but to be honest the money was needed. And we were paid in cash...

So, the trip to Bluewater involved distributing a large amount of cash to each person going. (Didn't want to leave it in the house). Quite a stressful meal actually!

On our return home, we found power was on, so we started packing the suitcases. What did I say about leaving things to the last minute...

Day of Departure

Sleeping on the floor (everything else shipped) in a house with no power was a nice way to wake up on our final day. We couldn't wait to leave!

A flurry of activity somehow saw us ready to leave just about on time. Just a short hop around the M25 - my Mum took myself, Elise and Harry whilst Leanne travelled with Steve (and the suitcases) in his VW campervan!

It was a pleasant enough journey, but I was convinced some disaster would happen (car breaking down, traffic etc) so I didn't fully relax until we arrived at Heathrow.

More to follow!