Forgot to mention in my last update that I am back on my HK mobile number. You can also see my latest pics on picasa (http://picasaweb.google.com/lindylou73). Well, I'm feeling a bit odd at the moment - excited and, not exactly scared, but certainly very apprehensive! We set off tomorrow (Sunday) at 12.40pm. You can track our position, progress and updates on the following website http://www.worldcruising.com/arc/index.aspx - we are on boat Lancelot and in the I...

Hi folks, I'm back! I left you the last time safely ensconced in the Iberia business lounge in Madrid airport where I had to wait about 10 hours for my flight as all earlier flights had been delayed or cancelled due to the French strike (bloody typical!). I was so close to home and civilization (well, England!) and after that nightmare of a 48-hour period trying to get out of Venezuela, was gasping for a proper cuppa tea! Not going to happen that easily as whoeve...

Good fortune never lasts forever…. Well, the stopover in Quito didn't exactly go according to plan. I have quite possibly had the worst 48 hours ever where everything that possibly could go wrong, has! Having travelled at least once a week every week for 2 years while in Singapore, I thought I was a fairly seasoned traveller but nothing could have prepared me for what was about to happen! After some very sweet goodbyes in Los Roques on Sunday morning, I board...