Outbound to Majorca

3rd April – So we are sitting at Gatwick airport waiting for our flight to Majorca. The meet and greet worked out really well. Still slightly in-nerving to hand your car keys to someone in return for a slip of paper! Luke got stopped at security and he looked very frightened. I shouldn’t have said that he was in trouble. When will I learn? He is over it now with a burger bigger than his head at Frankie and Bennys. Just shown the kids the flights taking off and landing, their faces were almost how I imagined. How can something that big get into the sky? Evidently the flight is delayed with air traffic control people in France. No rush I guess. Have to let go of the need to be doing something. Can we squeeze in a cinnamon waffle with chocolate sauce, chocolate ice cream and honeycomb? Mmmmmmm. It feels like siesta time!

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Kit list

Bags

No-one gets away bag free! The kids will each have their own rucksack.

They have to carry their own sleeping bag and 1 small soft toy.  This will be like a Dr Seuss thneed! It will double as a seat, a pillow and goodness knows what else while we are away.

Jenni and I will carry the rest in one 65l and one 70l Lowe Pro ruck sack we had from travelling  10 years ago. Was it really that long ago??

 

Critical stuff – may refine this as space permits

  • Emergency medical kit
  • First aid kit
  • Document copies
  • Contact details of hospitals, flights, insurance etc.
  • Blackberry – global sim with credit and long battery life
  • Medicines

 

Tech

  • iPad with sd card reader
  • 2 cameras
  • iPod touch
  • Kobo ebook reader
  • Chargers for the above

 

Books

Travel guides for

  • Thailand, 
  • Malaysia and 
  • Singapore