Day -1 : Getting Ready

Got those highway blues, cant you hear my motor runnin
Flyin down the road with my foot on the floor
All the way in town they can hear me comin
Fords about to drop, she wont do no more
And I smell my motor burnin
Underneath the hood is smoke
Cant stop, and I cant stop
Got to keep on movin or Ill lose my mind

Oh, rockin down the highway...... - The Doobie Brothers

Friday is here at last. So much work to do and so little time. Geetha is sick and I think I'm getting it too. We decide (like the Doobie brothers) that the Ford just won't cut it and we rent from Hertz. Mike at Hertz likes Indian food - no connection but he ups me to a Toyota RAV, brand new with a built in GPS. neat.

We have decided to travel light, so that means just 8 suitcases and a few odd boxes. I decide that the holiday has started and bring out the Mount Gay Rum. funny name, but the rum is the best I have had this side of the Pacific. Of course, the best rum to be had is in india - mcDowell's No.1.