So here we are just a few days to go and expectation is building.

Clothes selection ( a nightmare in the Wood household) is more or less complete but the challenge remains, will it all fit in the suitcases(s) ?

As the man of the house (me) is now retired, preparation for this cruise seems slightly less fraught. Most of the technology is prepared, laptop, 4 cameras, speaker, music sources and of course my power gorilla all sorted. The good news is that the new camera arrived in time from the States so looking forward to producing some more high quality, poorly composed shots to bore the pants off you all when I return

All that remains is the final pre cruise meal in the Hoop (Stock) on Friday with our fellow cruisers and for Mrs Wood to navigate a successful visit to the hairdressers tonight.

Sue and I will be travelling with Jan and John Pardon and Bridget and John Davey. I will try and keep this blog updated, however access to wifi will be the determining factor so it is likely that updates will only follow our arrival at ports of call.

All the best, enjoy the winter

Dave