Dave and Jen For Oxfam

In a flurry of To Do lists and far too much time in Outlook, we have both wrapped up our last day in our respective workplaces before we go! While Jen’s workmates celebrate her last day in the office for the year with a few drinks after work, I find myself putting the final touches on enough content to cover my workload in my absence. With that, we are done! The only thing left to focus on now is the trip and the inevitable last minute rushing around. As I type this some family members of mine are finally flying back to Australia after being stuck in Thailand due to ongoing protests. Quite how protesters can shut down an international airport in a country so reliant on tourism as a cascade of questions for another time, but has proved another area to occupy our attention over the last few days. Thankfully some quick thinking and patience has yielded a ping-pong of alternate flights, so all appears (at this stage) to be well. As for us, it’s only two days until we fly out and even though we have no plans to visit Thailand, we keep abreast of any news that might carry-over into our own travel plans given the border between Thailand and Cambodia.

At this stage we aren’t yet aware of the final total of funds raised for Oxfam Australia and can only shake our heads and laugh as some of our sponsors and plenty of our friends take their time to meet the first deadline. Which is, well, today. We won’t stop fundraising for Oxfam while the opportunity still exists however, and are certainly encouraging everyone to consider supporting if they havent already. Like you! Apart from that we have a busy weekend of running around for (I kid you not) pairs of socks, a visit to Crumpler to check out their new hydration bags and a replacement recharger for my favourite point and shoot camera. Somehow the transformer in my Canon A700’s rechargabe battery pack has passed away (not with a band, but a whimper) in the last week, adding a new entry to the shopping list.

Shopping aside (as much because its a boring topic as for the glint in Jen’s eye), there isn’t agreat deal of excitement bubbling just at this moment. News of the troubles in Mumbai, our own concerns of family members in Thailand and being exhausted from our final days of work have left us in a mood of mild amusement if anything else. Somehow over the next two days I have to finish some audio projects in the studio before throwing a dust sheet over the computers and music gear that occupies a lot of my spare time. Jen has had the fun of saying goodbye to her cat for a while and with that, we’re nearly there. Thanks again to everyone who has supported us so far! And with that, it’s time for bed.