a year in the country

Yesterday I was fine. A little tired perhaps.During the night my sinuses became irritated and by morning my nose was running like a tap. I don't think it is 'flu because I still want to live. Hopefully it will be gone in a week, but that's no comfort to Anne who has just started sneezing. I think I'm lucky it started early, so it might have run it's course before we take off.

Next week we fly out of Tullamarine for Singapore and then on to Rome. We've been packing and repacking for a couple of weeks. I have a couple of problems. My checked baggage allowance is generous and the cabin baggage allowance not so generous. I want to carry an Apple Macbook as well as a sleep pump (I suffer from Sleep Apnoea) and a Full Frame DSLR camera as well as three lenses. Because these things are fragile and easily stolen I want them close by. This makes it a bit of a juggle to weigh everything and make sure I can carry aboard. Anyway, all looks good so far. Better get the passports and put them somewhere I won't forget.