The house is all packed up and most of our belongings will be in storage for the next 12 months. So from now on, in the words of a great 80’s Paul Young song “wherever I lay my hat.. that’s my home”. For the next week we will be camping at family and friends and I will be trying to whittle  my 40kg bag down to 20kg for the flight to Delhi next Wednesday.

Although I really shouldn’t complain, the last few days have been very stressful……. so many decisions to make! Do I keep the jar of cumin spice from 2003 or do I chuck, and amidst a 101 other decisions do I remember to recycle the glass jar! I’ve realised that making decisions under pressure certainly isn’t my forte, but perhaps this is something I can work on during my travels…..