Leaving London...

In preparation for our adventure, we must first sell a London flat and 8 years worth of possessions to accumulate as many freedom chips (money) as possible. Ebay, two trips to my parents place in Wales and a couple of charity trips later - our flat resembles an ikea showroom, bare and empty with a few clothes to take with us (each item justified the effort of carrying them - doubt Dylan will agree with that!).

Last Friday we made the trip up to Hampstead Heath to get the jabs necessary for our trip. £166 and 5 jabs later, we had a suitable array of bruises on our arms...now for the Yellow Fever side effects to kick in apparently in 4 - 7 days time.

We spent a good deal of time researching the right 'yacht' bags to take on our trip, settling for 155l and 90l Helly Hansen bags, Dylan had to be sure that the zips wouldn't rust when on board our yacht. After packing our few remaining items and Christmas pressies into our luggage, we still have plenty of space for those 'must have' items of clothing that were heading for the recycling bin (result!).

May I remind you that at this point in time, we own no yacht, nor are we even in the same continent to buy one. A trip to Canada (via Seattle) to see Dylans family is first on the itinerary prior to flying to Florida and starting our boat hunt.

I am typing this post whilst sat in a motel room in Seattle at 6am, slightly jet lagged. Looking forward to a day sight seeing around the home of Starbucks.