The missing bits of the blog

I have just realised that his blog explained nothing unless you already had the information contained in our Christmas letter!
Here, belatedly, are the relevant bits that give you the reason why we started this blog spot.
Next year our Christmas communications will be from a Mobilehome somewhere on our Great Trek around the outer limits of Europe. This planned Great Trek necessitated the trip to Daunt Books to acquire the travel guides and maps. John and I discovered that we were planning to travel in opposite directions around Europe. We also had somewhat different cultural expectations. Extensive consultation of the Rough and Lonely experts will put us on the right track and together.
We are probably joining a cohort of travelling sixty-year olds looking for cheap ways to keep warm. Downsizing to a Mobile home seems a sensible training exercise for our future life as pensioners in modern Europe. We will be able to afford less space, less water, less heat, and have less money anyway but this option we hope, will give us more freedom.
John says that first we have 3 months of partying as retirement preparation, then before April 5th, we set off on our 12 month tour. We start by heading for Poland and Moscow, go left to Finland, Norway and the midnight sun. Back again through the Balkans to spend the winter in Turkey or Greece - or even Morocco.
Finally in 2009 we will stop and put down roots - perhaps in the Languedoc region of France.

Hopefully this blog will allow us to keep in touch with you - family and friends - all year and not just at Christmas. Please stay with us - we hope for your wisdom and advice and comments at each point on our route.