only 5 days to go

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Ok, feel a bit of a fraud here. Whilst everyone is else in travelling for at least 6 months I'm creating a blog for 6 weeks, but hey it saves on postcards and will keep me busy...
So i fly out on Sunday and am I prepared? well...
- my spanish is mucho rusty - hablo just enough to get by
- I have tried hard to be economical with my packing but no doubt I'll still have too many clothes
- I have reluctantly booked somewhere to stay over xmas and new year
- I do have a sort of itenery - but I'll still play it by ear
Anyway, I am now realising what started as a small idea way back in June is now a big reality, which excites more than scares me, so that's a great start
So here's to surfing, lazing on the beach, eating beans and rice, reading far too many books, wishing I'd bought less stuff, realising I should have learnt more spanish, and well, being in central america para seis semanas!!!

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