Archives for 2012

Yay – we finally have travel dates from Chiquitines. They have offered us a choice of our first meeting on the 12th or 19th of April. Of course we chose the earlier date! The 12th is the Thursday after Easter, which is later than we were hoping for, but I always thought we would be pushing … [Read More »]

A few more things off the to-do list in the past two days. Last week I managed to get a new pair of trousers but they were too long in the leg, so I took them in to an alterations place in Chatswood yesterday to have the hems taken up. We also managed to get … [Read More »]

Once I knew we were going to Colombia again, I did an audit of my clothes (threw a heap of them out and sent a heap of others to a charity bin). I discovered that I’m running short on suitable clothes for travel – especially in a hot and humid environment like Cali in Colombia. … [Read More »]

I really think that the final weeks waiting to travel post-allocation are far more difficult than the years waiting for approval and allocation. You learn to fill the long waits with other things – keeping busy to minimise the pain of not knowing if or when. In contrast, the shorter waits take over your life … [Read More »]

While Andres played with his grandparents today, Leanne and I did a test-pack to see how much gear we are taking and how many bags we will need. This involved packing as closely as possible to what we intend to take … including all the extra gear – bottles, sterilisation equipment, ergo baby carrier, medicines, … [Read More »]