Well, that about wraps it up - photos are uploaded, videos in due course. Enjoy!

Right, that's it! Fed up with turmoil in the labour party, disquiet in the provinces post-Brexit, unrest in Turkey, idiots playing hall monitor in the US and elsewhere globally suffering from a catastrophic common sense deficit, the Halls are off the South America for a bloody good sulk!

On-line check-in? Check! Canine cross-checked and flight plan logged? Check! Currency and travel documents checked and re-checked? Check! Well, it would appear everything is in order and in a little over 24 hours thunderbirds will be GO! I will aim for near daily blog posts, connectivity allowing for the duration of the trip, but full photo publishing will have to wait until we are back. I re-read the prequel to this blog - shameless plug for my infrequentnoma...

Pre- flight medical check? Check! Penultimate laundry flapping in unfeasible summer sunshine? Check! On-line flight check-in? Easy tiger, too soon. Hold that gag for tomorrow's entry - SPOILER ALERT

Repeat prescription collected? Check! Pre-travel haircut? Check! Tearful farewells taken from family pets? Nah, that comes later, but Ursa can sense there's something in the air. Is her clue the rucksacks flopping about in various states of undress? We may never know ...