1 More Sleep...and a change of plan

So. Yesterday I JOKINGLY posted a video of some stricken but very upbeat guy on a storm swept boat in the middle of the Irish sea.


"Ha ha, I wonder if this will be me on my boat on Sunday???"
Well the answer is no. Because there will be no boat. This was taken from the BBC News Website:

"A ferry had to return to Douglas on the Isle of Man when engine trouble forced the cancellation of a sailing to Birkenhead after two and a half hours.

The Isle of Man Steampacket company said the 08:00 GMT sailing was abandoned after problems with one of its two engines.

Two hundred and forty passengers were on board with 140 due to make the return sailing.

The company has arranged alternative sailings and overnight accommodation.

Chief Executive Mark Woodward said: "The issue with one of the engines meant the Ben was operating on one engine and one bow thrust unit.

"Given the nature of berthing in Birkenhead, the Ship's Master took the decision, on safety grounds, not to attempt the berthing and return to Douglas."

The ship travelled slowly and arrived back in Douglas at 15:15 GMT.

Planned maintenance was due to take place on Saturday evening. A posting on the company website said the next anticipated sailing for the craft was the 08:00 to Birkenhead on Sunday."

Do you see that? The NEXT ANTICIPATED SAILING.... my boat. Which basically means; "we're working on the engine; it might or might not work; we hope it will be able to sail at 8am Monday, but really we don't know"

So my mother came up with the bright idea of booking a flight instead. It REALLY hits with the price... £45 for 2 on a boat down the toilet.....and having to pay out £129 for two last minute flights. But. If this boat doesn't sail EVERYONE, all 400 people will be trying to get on that small flight to Liverpool which holds about 30. 

..Then ofcourse we have to make our Amsterdam flight Monday morning, and if we don't we miss our apartment person blablablabla.

But still.........I was looking forward to getting the boat, drinking tea and watching a movie

And I'm scared of flying

My Boat Trip on Sunday??

I love this guy......

Baggage Allowance Easyjet

My new bag arrived today :) It holds 100 litres, apparently. I thought you only measured petrol and milk in litres but apparently not.

Managed to get Andrew to pick out his clothes for taking and split the collective from both of us between our two bags. Amazingly, we have 20kg allowance each bag with Easyjet. Even more amazingly I actually have some weight allowance left.

I should mention I am yet to choose shoes and boots. Or coats. But Andrew has about 10kg allowance left so he can carry stuff for me.

I am fully aware that I will just end up wearing the same jumper and pair of jeans the entire time, but if I start out meaning to be fashionable.........

3 Days to Go

It's kind of just hit me this evening; which would explain the underlying unnerving feeling of uneasiness I've had all day.

We have three days left. THREE DAYS.

I have fallen into a strange pitfall of security; it's only Wednesday (mid week) and we don't fly to Amsterdam until early Monday morning (early NEXT week)

BUT in reality we leave for Britain ass-early Sunday morning which means, from now, we have THREE DAYS ..........and a MOUNTAIN of things to do

This is my current bedroom floor. Everything WAS neatly and efficiently packed away in a large roll bag (by my mother, not me. I'm 33.......................... shut-up, it keeps us both happy)

However, I realized yesterday that I (she) had packed away EVERYTHING I could possibly want to wear BEFORE I leave as well as during my trip. Hence, carnage in the bedroom. I am still waiting on another (larger) bag arriving - really really hoping for tomorrow, so I can get 'neated up' again. 

And then there's all the little things I can't do until the last minute; cut the dog's hair, bath the dog, vacuum the house, clean the bathroom blablablablabla.....AHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!

Fuzzy Photos

This is one of the pictures from my 'organised to the extent of embarrassment' file with pictures of all the items I am taking with me for my Travel Insurance.

How does someone do this with a £500 camera. I have no idea.........
........I should point out that she did improve within half and hour.