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My official itinerary: Wed 9 April Leave Christchurch 2.35 pmArrive Perth 8.45 pm (via Sydney) Thu 10 Perth Fri 11 Leave Perth 12 noonArrive Singapore 5.25 pm Sat 12 Singapore Sun 13 Leave Singapore 10.55 pm Mon 14 Arrive London 5.15 amTrain to Wales Tue 15 Wales Wed 16 Wales(Meetup in Cardiff?) Thu 17 Train…

While sewing the handles for the goody bags the other day, I realised that sewing all 40-odd bags was going to take more cotton than the one roll I’d bought. So, as MrPloppy had to go into town yesterday anyway, I asked him to pop into Ballantynes’ craft department and pick me up some more….

I have somewhere to stay in Ottawa! I got busy today* and joined several bookcrossing yahoo groups in the areas I’m going to, and posted messages seeking accommodation. And I just got an email from princess1984 offering a bed for the two nights I’ll be in Ottawa, and to pick me up and drop me…

So that explains why, true to our usual long detour form, we drove from Mt Cook to Christchurch via Central Otago 🙂 The next morning, after a breakfast of farm-cured bacon (I like visiting Dad, he’s got lots of farmer friends who give him good meat!), and searching the garage for a large piece of…

Lytteltonwitch and Cathietay came round last night, and over a few pizzas we assembled the convention goody bags. Lytteltonwitch was in charge of putting the logos on the calico bags we made a month or so ago, using iron-on transfers she’d printed from her computer (isn’t technology wonderful?), while Cathietay, rarsberry and I made up…

The bus driver got lost again this morning. Well, not lost exactly, just went the wrong way, and ended up spending ten minutes trying to do a three-point turn (in a bus!) on a busy street, all the while holding up the line of impatient traffic behind him. This, unfortunately, is not an uncommon occurrence….