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Hi There - well i've finally got round to losing by bloginity and posted my first message. Please note that this is totally off my own back and not due to constant nagging from Emma who was concerned that it was turning into "Emma's Blog". I must admit that it took me a good 20 minutes to work out how to add comments to the blog - hopefully i'll become more efficient in future, otherwise this could be my last posting.....

Not quite sure what i should add, so i thought it would be a good opportunity to discuss the current economic crisis and what policies should be followed to ensure the downturn is minimised. It all began with a series of imbalances in the global economy which can be traced back to the 1990s.........OK I'll save the rest for another day (promise).

So as Emma has highlighted, we have been busy with our master/cunning plan and are now pretty much sorted for our travel plans. Emma has been busy sorting things out for our time in Oz. I'm particularly looking forward to catching up with Andrew in Sydney and sailing round the Whitsunday Islands - though i will remember to take Jake's advice and buy some ginger tablets in case my sea legs desert me (like on the English Channel last Sept).

I think the main thing we need to sort out now is what we should take with us. Thankfully i decided to buy some very small suitcases so as to minimise the amount of new clothes Emma needs to buy! I guess we need to prepare for all conditions, given that I'm pretty sure it'll be a bit chilly when we're in Canada. Mind you, the past few days have been good preparation for driving through any blizzards we encounter in the Rockies.

OK that's enough blogging for now. Think i'm all blogged out. Ricky