2 more sleeps to go...

Well, I thought I'd better put at least one entry on my blog so everyone knows whether it is working or not!

Last full day at work today and I'm having major trouble concentrating (sorry guys!) - I'd like to say I'll make it up when I get back but I might not remember where work is...

Just to recap what 'the plan' is, for those of you who have not heard (unlikely!) or have switched off when I talk about it because you've heard it that many times already!

Joy (my sister) and I leave on Fri 16 Mar for Tacloban City in the Philippines to volunteer at an orphanage for three weeks. We are staying with a local family too which will give us a real taste of the Philippines. We have heard from previous volunteers that the host Mum is an 'amazing' cook so we are in for a treat! The volunteer organisations website is http://www.visayans.org/ if you fancy a look...

Joy has also started an online diary at http://travellersstories.blistersandbackpacks.com/passport.html and she has put two entries on already!

Anyway, after three weeks, Joy is off home to start a new job and Mark is coming out to meet me in Singapore where we are staying for a few days. Then we are going to New Zealand where we will be hiring a car to explore the North Island for 10 days or so. After that, we travel back in time (thanks to the international date line) and arrive in the Cook Islands the day before we leave New Zealand (get your head around that!) and get a week of relaxation before the craziness that is Las Vegas.