Nice start to the morning, got to the airport in plenty of time! Slummed it on the floor for a while like a true backpacker before checking in. Spoke to my mummy, Brian, Shell & Gran which was lovely but hard at the same time as my eyes started welling up again. Went through security and a women collared me again and swab wiped my bag for explosives, I must just have one of those faces! Luckily Lee didn't say anything this time. Very hungry so at Giraffe ha...

Day one... Well, pre-travel we had a bit of a hiccup - Crown Currency Exchange went bust! We'd ordered £300 worth of US Dollars to be delivered on Monday 4th October and guess what, that's the day they went into administration - typical! Oh, and Therese is full of cold. The first test was the flight from Manchester to London. After a 1hr drive to the airport, me and Therese were desperate for the toilet and had to jump out at departures leaving Carmel and Bri...