Final preps

It's almost Christmas, which means it's almost THE time! Somehow though it doesn't feel right; we have loads of the white cold stuff here in the midlands yet we are soon due to move to Africa where the temperatures are a tad higher.  The cold snap is really lingering and causing laods of travel problems - Heathrow, where we are flying from, has struggled over the past week but seems to be getting back to normal.  We are hoping that the weather is better come early January.  Imagine all these preps and then we get stalled at the first hurdle!

Flights are fully confirmed now.  We fly on the 5th rather than the 4th as originally planned.  We are not needed at Entabeni until the 6th so rather than stay with the original flight and spend a night at Jo'burg airport we are flying in and transfering to the school on the required day.  This has cost us a bit more money, changing the dates, so in hindsight it would have been nice to have known the date to get to the school before we booked the flight.....but we are where we are now.

Our transfer to the school is also booked, and we have at least 2 other students joining us on the journey.  This will save a few quid as we can share the cost :)  Just hope our plane lands to schedule - we are flying into Nairobi and then from there to Jo'burg so our London to Nairobi flight better be on time to catch the transfer!!!

We've also finished the final preps for Xmas.  Turkey procured, spuds waiting to be peeled and home made stollen cakes have been 'home made' by my good wife.  They smell rather scrummy nad I may have to steal one in a bit (then we'll have a stolen stollen :) ) - been waiting to use that joke all day....LOL

It's been a strange build up to Xmas though - very little bought this year as cash is more short than normal.  Plus we have asked for very little as if it doesn't fit in the ruck-sack, or we can't eat it, it will be pretty much no good for us this year.  Oh well, we'll just have to console ourselves with the fact we're going to Africa for a year.