I am on a Take That theme today. It began on the ferry when I was enjoying the piped music of Take That. I hummed along and thought 'how lovely'. I began to notice the sound kind of faded in and out and thought it might be the rubbish ship speakers. Me and Steve were sitting down and noticed no one was sitting around us- oh well- happy with that. After a bit I wonder- is that music from our i-pods? I ask Steve and he is sure not but every time he leans forwar...

This morning the back packers awake and go for a jog- yes we do. That makes us a little later for breakfast than we intend. Its an interesting thing getting your own breakfast in a strange kitchen- you are never sure if you are helping yourself to someone elses stuff or sitting in someone elses seats. anyway we muddle through and manage to eat half a loaf of toast and steve got a cup of tea and we talked to a french family- in english- sort of. We wash up our ow...

we are backpackers!Well at least we carried our bags from the ferry terminal and went out into the car park. It was raining but we had planned to walk and arrive at our booked back packers lodge by foot in what we thought was the correct back packers manner.However we spotted a van and a sign saying Sequoia Lodge so I told the group of young people that we were staying there and we were invited to get in the van. So there we were sitting in a strangers van and I ...