California, New Zealand, Australia and China 2009

Planning-10th January

We say we don't do any planning but a thin folder of essential items has grown on my desk - e-tickets, real old-fashioned paper air tickets, maps , insurance documents, and a list of things to get done before we leave next week on Wednesday. And of course we will be staying with a number of kind people on this trip so an agreement about arrival time and date has been needed.

There's also a growing feeling that I need to plan things for immediately after getting back in March - the flat to look at and re-rent, and the boat to get ready for a busy season. None of that is really urgent but for some reason everything needs thinking about before a long trip.

Maybe it's mpre important than ever to get away at this time of year but the economic situation is so bad that it feels a bit privileged to be able to do it. It would be even worse to be able to do it but then not go for some silly reason.

So on the 14th we are off to San Francisco, confirmed booking, probably First Class, so let's enjoy it while we can.