Thank you … You’re all brilliant … TTFN…

… This post is for you.

Thank you.

To all who are in our life. The last two months you have generously gifted to us; visits from far corners of the U.K., hosted us for multiple farewell lunches, treated us to dinners after work, dinners with work friends, given us your loft and storage space and let us offload our tat on you!

Cards of encouragement and support, incredibly thoughtful , hand made, and practical gifts. To name but a few; Globe balloons, friendship bracelet,seahorse charm, diary to capture our thoughts,  door locks, 2 manatee charms & a ‘Fred’, engraved luggage tags, an unbreakable water bottle, books to inspire, tie dye P&V tshirt, an engraved compass so we can find our way home, St Christopher to keep us safe, super comfy running trousers, Marmite (essential), Imodium (also essential) Videos of you singing on the Gosport ferry with members of the public singing too, different currency and such kind donations to spend on adventures, stories and advice of places you have loved and want us to experience too.

But most importantly you have given us your love and excitement for our ‘holiday’. It means the world.

And to friends we are about to visit along the way… We can’t wait to see you.

Thank you for the love and support.

we will also be raising a Pussers to those we miss dearly.

We are only a Skype/FaceTime/what’s app message/email and plane ride away.. So please all stay in touch and keep the stories coming (you know Ju will!)

Love and peace

We miss you all already ! Ju & Mark (her Manatee)

Good friends shared this fantastic quote with us from Mark Twain…

“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbour. Catch the trade winds in sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.”

Another good friend also said…

“Carpe the hell out of this diem”

We intend to.