The flight to Heathrow from Manchester was not surprisingly uneventful. The waiting in Heathrow was similar. Sat next to guy on the plane who only works two weeks a month, but in Moscow and for a magazine. He writes about the lives of the Moscow uber-rich. He also pointed out an article in the paper…

The first two legs of the journey are over – Cheadle to the airport and the flight to Heathrow! Just managed to recover my BT OpenZone account details and had a brief conversation with a couple of people on messenger. Then bought a fruit salad from W H Smiths; wonder what I’ll be eating at…

My bags are all packed and I’m now round at my girlfriend’s. The car is with my brother in Southampton. Flight is at 8:15 tomorrow morning – early start 🙁 I’m feeling both excited and scared. Will the thermals work ok???? At least wearing them will reduce the weight of my ruck sack!

Here’s the pile of stuff in the corner of my bedroom that I need to sort through this afternoon and start trying a trial pack. Now time to grab myself some lunch and then sort out the washing.