Final day at home before departure

Our final day before departing by train for Scotland has been a flurry of activity, tidying the house, sending out e-mails, speaking to neighbours and double checking our kit and packing the rucksacks. The nerves are beginning to kick in. We are both a little apprehensive about the challenge yet keen to get on with it after all the planning and talking about it. We did not really think anybody would be very interested in what we are doing but we have been surprised by how interested our friends have been. We had a lovely ‘final’ weekend at John and Katie’s wedding which also provided an opportunity to catch up with friends before we start.