So... it's just after 1am and I am sitting on the HFG sofa compiling my final list of 'Things to do' We are driving down to London tomorrow (or today, as it is past mid night!) ready for our early flight to San Jose, Costa Rica on Wednesday morning.

Saying that I am "excited" is an understatement! I am mega excited! Months of planning and preparing...and now we are just one day away! (Yippee!)

On Wednesday we will fly to Costa Rica via New York and eventually arrive in Costa Rica's capital City (San Jose) at 2.30am Thursday... (8.30pm Wednesday their time!) I predict a wee bit of Jet lag! We will be staying in San Jose for four days before starting our volunteering Project on Sunday.

We have both had an awesome last week in Derby, lots of time spent with friends and family and copious amounts of drinking! We have had a very lovely send off from the residents of HFG (along with honorary housemate Luke!) a delicious meal made by Mark and a masterpiece of a desert by Samways. We were then surprised with a drive out to Derbyshire (at 10pm whilst very full...and a little tipsy!) to light giant lanterns and watch them fly away and glow in the sky...perfect! (Thank you HFG!!!)

Next stop...San Jose, Costa Rica!