My wonderful sister called me recently. She was concerned that, from reading this blog, it seemed that we were having a terrible time as our posts had come across quite negative (thanks for your concern, sista). Just in case anyone else reading this blog is similarly concerned (thanks!), let’s set the record straight. On the contrary, we are having an execellent time. True, we’ve had a few miserable moments–mostly with camping in the rain–but overall our adventure is going really well so far.

In particular, my writing style is to highlight oddments that surprise and amuse me; not bad, not good — just different.

No doubt, things will get a lot tougher when we leave our familiar land, and we’ll be sure to relate our experiences to you. In the meantime, just know that we are very much enjoying our trip and that we wear a cheeky grin as we write these posts. (And, point taken, I’ll write some more positive posts to balance things out!)