Arranged to meet with an old work colleague in Sydney and what's more we can mail him our LP guides so as not to carry them thousands of miles (cheers Guy!). We also did a bit of a dummy run and packed stuff in our rucksacks, checked the weight, and tried our pac-safe's which seemed (after a bit of cajoling) to work pretty well. Also, bought a mossie net, a money belt, and a couple of pairs of lightweight trousers so we are just about kitted up now I think!

The party invites have all gone out and we have got 17 confirmed already - waiting on another 5 - should be a good bash! The day after we are spending some time with Jen's family so I won't get too drunk!

Tomorrow and Friday are going to be dog walking/championship manager frenzies as I have to enjoy them both while I still can.........