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Today is the day

I am currently sat in a pub at Heathrow airport waiting for my flight. The flight leaves at 08:05 to head to Muscat where I change to get to Delhi.  I should land in muscat at 3am UK time and reach India by 8ish UK time.

People keep asking how I feel and the honest answer is I don’t really know. It’s all a bit weird. I am feeling an emotion I have never felt before but I am strangely calm. Obviously the family goodbyes weren’t fun and were really sad but I had a lovely send off! It actually doesn’t feel quite real that I am leaving just yet. I don’t know when that feeling will hit but I will let you all know!

Because I have not left the country just yet unfortunately I have no interesting pictures however I do have a picture of me with my backpacks on. I have spoilt myself and gone for two backpacks. One of which is a daypack and the other contains my whole life. My bigger backpack came in at a weight of 11kg. This is all I will have for the next however long it takes for me to be done. Many of my friends and family know that my handbag that I used to carry on a daily basis weighed probably half the amount so we have had to cut down a tad.



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  1. Unknown27 January 2019 at 16:29

    I can't wait to follow your journey, such a great idea to blog it babe! Have a safe trip! Esther xxxxx

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