The last few weeks in the northern hemisphere

The last few weeks were hectic. The leaving party signalled the beginning of the end !

 The last few at the party

Sarah, Charlie and Emma do their bit...cue the start of the tears.

A great weekend with most of the family being able to make it.

Then the real hard work started. The house had to be dejunked, in preparation for the removal men.

Then the day arrived, when our stuff left. the weather was fantastic, which made life easier.
The next time we would see that container would be on the other side of the world.

Then a few days later we(lisa, me and Bonnie) left Portrush. We spent the night just outside Dublin, then on the 28th April we got the ferry to Holyhead.Goodbye Ireland.

A much-needed coffe stop as we drove to Shropshire to leave Bonnie at the pet shippers. Th weather was still great and Bonnie was left at the palacial Golden Arrow. We drove up to Cheshire to stay with Lisa's parents for a few days(taking in the royal wedding 'celebrations'). We went over to the Welsh's to say our goodbyes to them and mum.

The 2nd May at 9.30pm we leave manchester on way to Nelson(via Dubai, Sydney and Auckland). All our posessions for the next couple of months fitted into 4 bags and 2 bike pods.

And so we set off on our one-way trip !