The Handley's Big Adventure begins!

 So  here are the finished articles! The packs are packed and ready to go! Everything went in with out an issue and there is still room to spare for the odd last minute bits and bobs.

The girls loaded up and ready to hop into the taxi for the journey to Heathrow. Bizarrely the cheapest option to get to the airport compared to the train and tube or coach from Gatwick.  Managed to all hold it together to say farewells to Granny and the traffic was kind - an uneventful M25 and we arrived at the Travelodge to a welcome committee!

Our first night - possibly the best night of the trip in terms of luxury accommodation - within minutes of arriving we had already snaffled the coffee, teabags and sugar sachets provided for a "rainy day"! An ok meal in the cafe bar and a relatively early night ready for a very long day tomorrow.