Went to say tara and bon voyage to my Mum and Dad yesterday.

They’re off to Australia and won’t be back before we leave. Seems very odd we won’t see them for more than six months, but they’re going on their own adventure. It’s the first of our proper goodbyes.

Before we go, we wanted to see as much of friends and family as possible. As a result, we’ve had the busiest few months for ages – Northumberland, Somerset, Kent, Suffolk, Newcastle – we’ll need a holiday by October…