Ready for the off

Yes, I know it's been a while but a) the dog ate my homework. b) Grandma hurt in freak snowboarding accident. c) Just plain lazy.

In fact we've been pretty busy preparing for our trip back to England and while the packing took all of 5 minutes (empty case within a case), the handover of duties seemed to take forever. I was oblivious to this since I had secured (by a huge mistake on Amanda's part) a cushy Open Water course involving a couple of fit Dutch girls. So there we are, gambolling among the poppy fields... Dammit! - must get a grip.

The boss and all the boys are away refurbishing our flagship cruiser so it's down to us to handle the guests ...poppy fields... sorry, leaving little time to sort out: tickets, exit visas, things to take, things to bring back, re-registering credit cards and so on.

I can't think why but I really fancy a Cadbury's Flake...