We have arrived in Quito after a tearful send off this morning at Heathrow !Headed straight to the nearest bar starting the trip properly !!!Phil only allowed a half as he´s on strict rations in case there are any stairs to negotiate ! Journey went without any hassles apart from the plane had arctic air con but Phil was kept happy by a plane load of breast feeding babes.....weird , obviously the cold had the desired effect on the nipples !!! Met at the airport...

Hello to anyone whos taking a look at our blog!! Thanks to all the people who came to our farewell parties this week. It was great to see friends and family and catching up with you all before we leave on Sunday. Thankyou to all the people who gave us gifts and cards-we hadnt expexted that and we are very grateful . Sorry to anyone we havent managed to catch up with but we will no doubt have a coming home get together too ! We have only 6 days left in the U...

Phil is doing all the hard work planning and budgeting whilst I get to play on the computer starting our travel blog !!! In 29 days we will be leaving the UK on our round the world trip!!! We are both really excited but still have loads to do before we go. In between overtime and packing, time is really flying towards the departure date. We are sorry if we dont manage to catch up with people before we leave but we will be staying in touch while we are away and w...