Well, I've packed and the case closes and the scales are happy...amazing.Mind you I had a lot of whittling to do with the enormous mountain of stuff I had built on the bed before I could even consider opening the case.

One of our travelling companions will be Gerard Hughes in the form of his book "Seven weeks for the Soul", containing readings, reflections and prayers for each day. We've started it already and here's a thought from him . He starts with the idea that our luggage is for our journey but "we conduct our lives as though the journey were for the sake of the luggage:I have therefore I am"....plenty of food for thought... (Jean)