Really not sure how I feel, at the moment, having just given up the job which I was beginning to become established in (Some at PCMC are sure to disagree, but hey everyone is entitled to their opinion..!!).
Still sitting here at the moment it feels like the best decision I’ve made. The family and I are about to embark on something special.
People we speak to are mostly amazed at what we plan to do; some are mildly jealous and fall into the “wish I could do something like that!” category. Others are “You’re so brave; I could never do something like that.”
It really gives me a buzz when we speak to people who can really see it the way we do.

For example the other day I met a young woman, trying to flog broadband in the new shopping mall in Plymouth (Hi Nora if you’re reading), who was just so enthusiastic about what a life experience it would be for the kids, it really put everything into perspective and the couple in the check-in queue who were “like WOW!!”
All these little buzzes add up to re-enforce the benefits that we see coming from the trip.

Sure there are worries, like waking up on the morning of your scheduled departure to find water coming through the bathroom ceiling. You begin to think ‘has somebody got it in for me?’ ‘This has got to be a wind-up? Leaving the house with the all the bathroom floor pulled up, confirmed it wasn’t!!!

Have been reading a bit more of the India Lonely Planet guide, past experience tells us these are an invaluable starting point when entering a new country. Past experience also tells us that no matter how well prepared are, you will always get fleeced a few times on your first day. The only difference being that you realise a little sooner.

Battery is about to die on the laptop, so this will do for now Delhi here we come ..