Only about 10 hours to go and nobody is very excited about this!! Have been in touch with our hosts in the US and all is in readiness for our arrival. They already have plans for our weekend before we begin the nitty gritty of the exchange itself and all sounds fantastic.
I've farewelled the grandchildren (Callum figured if I was going in a plane then I must be going to Cooma where his Dad has been learning to fly) and I'm sure that the younger ones don't fully appreciate it!
the next missive will be from the US!! - nw, we're not excited (much)