It is now 7.20am and we are at the airport, made it through the check in alright and customs, then in to the departure lounge. We seem to be only 2 of a handful of Australians,the majority are of Asian appearance. Clear sunny day here and plenty of action at this airport. Last night we walked across the road for a meal,Gordon had lamb shank and I had cajun schnapper, very nice. A nice coffee to follow. Apparently the coffee in Malaysia is pretty awful Gordon w...

Today we head down to the Gold Coast for an overnight stay in a Motel ready for an early start at the Coolangatta airport. Finished last minute jobs at home. Rechecked the bags.... Have we forgotten anything? spoke to Mat on the phone last night. Had a lovely meal with Stephen and Annette at her house and said our goodbyes. Rang Audrey and Bill and they are ready for us to arrive, looking forward to having us there at long last. We will see Andrew, Natalie an...

We are on countdown now. Leave Coolangatta on Tuesday morning to head to Kuala Lumpur for an overnight stay and then the long haul to Stansted in the UK. Very excited and have the bags packed, just the wait now.