Goodbye to All That

Well we’re packed, the itinerary is sorted and we’re ready for take-off.  Christmas cards are written and all Christmas, Wedding Anniversary and Birthday presents are distributed.  We can leave the Christmas tree and decorations gathering dust in the loft for another year and we’re ready for our next adventure.

Thank goodness we chose to fly on the 29^th instead of the 30^th as I can imagine that there will be carnage at Heathrow on Wednesday when the UK Border Force goes on strike – although to be honest even when working at peak performance the UKBF gives the impression that it is working to rule!

The holiday is starting on a low note because Lucy found out today that there is duty to pay when taking ciggies into Sri Lanka and she’ll have to pay £33 duty for each carton of fags that she imports. At this rate the holiday budget could be blown on landing in Colombo.

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One more sleep to go ……………………….