One week to go ...

We're into the final stretch of organising ourselves now for our big adventure - which is proving to be the hardest stage. We're staying at Joanna's Mum and Dad's in Ely and generally cluttering up their house with stuff!!

After a quick trip to Middlesbrough and Leeds we were confident that the car would make it to Kazakhstan until disaster struck on the way home! We had to stop on the A1 after steam started billowing out from under the bonnet; after closer inspection it transpired the hose hadn't been attached to the new radiator properly during the car's service. The RAC man sorted it all out and now we're confident that we can make it to at least Turkey.

Farewells in Cambridge (at Strawberry Fair and after) were a lot of fun in gorgeous weather over the weekend - it seemed appropriate to have our last party where we first met all those moons ago ;0)

Here's a picture of Joanna with one of her favourite party guests, the other one didn't sit still long enough to have his picture taken!