day 1 Departure day

well I finished the bus packing at 1am, got everything in!! (bar the kitchen sink that is stainless so the scrappy got it!!)
I will be at the Fife mews in Braemar at 1145 for the send off!!
first stop tonight is my parents near edinbrugh,
will up date then.

preparation

well things are now progressing,
I have fitted the nav system, the CB, had to purchase two new batteries as the old ones were goosed, all the other sparky jobs are done, the bed is in but needs bolting down as it is a tad mobile!! stickered up one side between rain showers the other side will get done on Monday.
I have sorted the not wanting to stop on the key problem (snakes wedding of wiring!!)

I started the pack tonight all the shoe boxes are now in,
still working out the logistics of water storage,
cannot believe I leave on Wednesday.

Week on wednesday

Nearly a week to go..............I will leave the mews (opposite the Fife) at 12pm on Wednesday the 7th of march.
please come along and wave me goodbye!

Getting close

I have decided that I will be leaving Braemar on the 7th of march. I will drive to my parents near edinbrugh and overnight there. on the 8th I will drive the length of the UK to Portsmouth to meet the rest of the Rainbow runners.

The local scout group are very kindly doing shoe boxes for me to take to the kid in The Gambia,

Braemar School is donating some school books,

I have acquired a wheel chair from somewhere and a mate who shall remain nameless has donated a hospital bed, (my bed for the run) and this will be donated along with the bus and every thing in it!

preparations are ongoing, yesterday involved Tesco a Trolley and about 100 assorted tins and other food items, (this gave me a fuel voucher and a discount voucher for more!!)

the ferry bookings arrived yesterday, 

the bus is in Aberdeen being fettled as we speak, I picked up the spare seats for it last weekend,

I have been used as a pincushion several times, the last being the expensive one Yellow fever. 

gosh it is getting really close.

I will keep you updated!!

winter

This was the view from my back door last night, winter has arrived! 

the road over the hill is closed! (in fact all the hills!)

Back to work tomorrow after nearly a week and a half off! 

preparations will start next week for the trip!!