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!
GoPro @ Smock Mill
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