Day 21: Trains and Boats and Planes

By the time you read this post, Chris and I will probably be on our way.
Maybe we will be wandering around Heathrow waiting for our call to walk to the boarding gate. Perhaps we will be sitting in our tight fitting economy seats on a BA 747 with a little plastic tray of food, wiggling our toes to keep the circulation going and wondering how we will survive the 12 hour flight. We might already be in Singapore. It will be 5pm Singapore time when we arrive, though only breakfast time in England. If we have the energy we could wander to the famous Raffles Hotel and see if we are prepared to pay £12 for one Singapore Sling.
On Sunday we begin our adventure for real.....35 days of sea travel, sea ports and far flung tourist attractions. If all goes to plan, we will make 17 different stops in 10 different countries, and return to the UK having completely circumnavigated the globe.

Which will be our favourite venue, I wonder? Will it be the vast length of the Great Wall of China or maybe the rice paddy fields in Vietnam. Chris is looking forward to his high speed journey on the famous Shanghai Maglev train, and I am eagerly anticipating the rope walk to the top of the Japanese Mount Usu. The Peace Park in Nagasaki will, no doubt, be a profound experience as will our first sail in to Alaska to view the vast glaciers and snow capped mountains. Our whale watching trip is already booked...see a whale or get your money back!

During our journey, I will be completing a 'blogging challenge' which I started in 2010. The idea is that I have to write a daily blog, however busy our travels are. I have to write 30 more posts to reach my final target of 50. This allows for 5 days 'slippage' in case we lose signal at sea.  For younger readers, don't forget to look out for our mascot, Sir Francis Drake, in some of the photos!

Thank you so much for logging on.The ticker shows the number of clicks on the site, and it gives me great encouragement to know that someone is reading my words. If you have time, then please leave a comment or become a member/follower. It costs nothing to do so, but it does encourage me to make an effort with crafting my words.
The next post will follow shortly, probably on or before15th April, so friends and family know we have arrived safely in Singapore. See you then!
Claire