It's been a while since the last update and our leaving date seems really close now - 45 days to go! We've still got lots of things to do and people to catch up with before we leave... We found out last week that our plans for Fiji might not happen exactly as we've planned - the Tribewanted project we were going to stay with has got into financial problems and they're unsure when or if they'll re-open this summer...a shame we only learnt this after Laura had boo...

Double figures! Yes we're into double figures now - only 95 days until departure and we're getting more excited every day! Each time we get another injection or buy another small piece of kit it seems more and more real. I got very excited after buying a few cheap vests in Primark a few weeks ago! Our first month in America is now fully planned, after we booked our Green Tortoise Adventure tour yesterday! We're booked up for the Canyons of the West Tour which i...

Travel jabs and America plans... Another step on the way to our first flight...we both had our lovely injections for some pretty nasty diseases tonight, and there's more still to come! We're now covered for hepatitis A, polio, tetanus, typhoid and diptheria - didn't really feel very much and arms are OK. On the other hand, Laura said hers really hurt and she can still still feel it - didn't get away with using it as an excuse not to go to Zumba though! Excuse me...

Christmas...1 year from now... Christmas Day on the beach in Sydney....that's what will be in store for us next year! Couldn't be more different to this year, we've been surrounded by snow for weeks now and spent Christmas 2010 with all the family. It's been fantastic but has made us think ahead to what Christmas 2011 will bring.... I've been doing a bit of Visa research today and I've discovered that it's not as complicated as we were expecting. Most places yo...

The rucksacks revealed... Time for another planning update... this week marks the beginning of our 6 month countdown from December 1st! At the moment the plan for our first couple of weeks in America looks like this: Wednesday 1st June - Saturday 4th June: New York City, staying with Steve Balet (a friend of the Baileys!) in his posh apartment. Should be a busy few days and a brilliant first stop! Sunday 5th June: Catch a train (?) to Washington DC early morni...