From the land of the big black cloud to the land of the long white cloud!
July 24th 2007 Saturday 21st July
(Bob supervises my packing)
The first thing my brother noted was that my rucksack was too heavy and that i should not be carrying more than a third of my bodyweight. Each item was duly removed from my pack and carefully considered. Some items were debated before being allowed to return to my sac. My travel hairdryer was the first casualty, surely a girl as resourceful as me co
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