Flights over were hard work. We boarded the Dubai flight 50 minutes before take off but then sat there for an extra hour as the ground staff tried to find 2 Suitcases. Total backside time was about 9 hours. Flight to Colombo wasn't too bad but we arrived feeling knackered. Got into airport looking for a man with a card reading Gisbourne, walked up and down a few times then Bern spotted a young bloke with a little piece of paper saying Mr Charles! Off to Colombo,...

2 weeks tomorrow and we are off, lots still to do