Departure

Well the day has finally come and we are on our way to the UK and ultimately the Outer Hebrides by the end of the week.  I feel that I am going to spend a lot of time talking about the weather.  It has been the second true weekend of summer in Helensville.  Clear skies, a light breeze and a temperature in  the high 20's.  In  27 hours time we will land in Manchester to a daytime high of 9 and partly cloudy.  The driver taking us to the Airport thinks we are both a, mad, as we are going to get 3 winters in a row; and b, brave, as we are letting a stranger live in our house.
We had the usual manic last week before leaving, not helped by the launch night for Vet Tales at TVNZ on Wednesday night and a Fire Brigade evening on the Friday.  The best though was my last job on the Friday afternoon- a 7 day old RFM that turned out to be a retained mummified foetus.  Nothing like saving the best until last.
Any way we are now ensconced in the Emirates lounge at Auckland airport as we bit the bullet and purchased business class seats (old age and no children with you leads you to these things).  The final challenge is going to be getting below the weight restrictions for the flight from Glasgow to Bencecula, it may be messy.