On the home stretch

These last few weeks have seemed interminable and fraught with difficulties and problems of varying degrees of magnitude but I think I made it through pretty reasonably, even if I do say so myself! Not everything is resolved but much is, the outcomes are some good, some bad but along the way I faced, and I think won in the main, a pretty big personal battle....and I'm still here to tell the tale!

Now, (fingers very crossed here, I hate to tempt fate) at last, we have made it to a good bit and a break from the day to day carrying-ons in the shape of three weeks much needed and anticipated holiday. We are on the home stretch and it's all looking good from here!

Fletch, 'Mr Workaholic-I-badly-need-a-break-geek' flies home on Friday night and sharpish on Saturday morning we hit the road for Dover, en-route to Positano in Southern Italy for a family wedding on Tuesday.

Post nuptials we have the rest of the time to do as we please, we have the tent, the car and no firm plans other than to meander about Europe and stop where we fancy. There is a vague idea we might do Venice, Rome and San Gimignano (well it would be rude not to) then head on into the Austrian Alps for the majority of the time...or until the money runs out! Even without the pleasures of the bike I can't wait!

We hadn't planned on doing Europe again this year. Holiday rule#1: never go back, there are too many other places in the world to see, but the wedding is a damn good excuse and the Alps just has to be a place worth breaking all the rules for!

And then, once the holiday is over, it is almost October and that brings with it even more great excitement because it is at the beginning of October that Lisa arrives in the UK and I finally get to meet my best friend for real!!

Now all I have to do is get my ass into gear to get the packing done (more coffee please) and then we can revel in a fun bit of life for a few weeks.

Yayyyy.....yipeeee.....hurahhh.....wooooooo!

:o)))) <------- very excited face!