Our countdown timer has just rolled over and in exactly 30 days we'll be on the first flight of our nine week adventure. I've been saying for weeks I need to write a list of things we need to organise, buy and do before we leave, so today I've stopped procrastinating and the list is now officially started and no doubt somewhat shorter than if I'd started it weeks ago. Everything is booked, visa's for America are sorted and Tony has his interna...

Today is 87 days till take off and planning is well underway. Apart from from finalising details for a trip to 'The Big Island' while in Hawaii and accommodation in Honolulu (our last port of call) all accommodation, flights and rental cars are now booked. I am a firm believer that planning a trip is half the fun and with multiple resources available on the web these days there's been lots of fun hours spent researching and planing.