We can almost count the hours using our fingers and toes until we leave now. Things are getting exciting! If we’ve forgotten to buy or arrange anything important before we go, it’s pretty much too late now.

The blog seems quite stable; I just upgraded to the recently-released version 2.2.2 and that seems to have gone well. I changed the Gravatar default images to a more interesting one, but if you plan on commenting here every now and then you should register over at their site to use whatever avatar image you like! Any other site that uses Gravatars will use the same image when you post on that site too; it’s not tough to install on your own site if you’ve got a blog.

Even though I’ll be computerless for seven weeks (a daunting challenge in and of itself), I certainly won’t be gadgetless. I have my backpack that thinks it’s a transformer (you can hide the straps away), my GPS receiver and datalogger to track our every move and of course the portable storage device to look after our digital photos (and let us watch TV and listen to music) so at least I won’t be out of the electronic device loop.

In just 14 days, Justine and I will be jetting overseas. How exciting! Our plane tickets, train tickets and insurance are settled, as are the first week or so of accommodation.

Excitement, nerves are building, as is the sense that we haven’t done enough planning. Of course it will all be OK but anyone who has ever planned something big like this (a trip, wedding, etc) understands exactly what I mean.