Mel,
Sorry to hear about your Nan. Hope the funeral is as pleasant an occasion as possible for your family...
Yes, you're right, i should be packing my bags for South Africa but i haven't started yet, and am going out for dinner tonight! oh well... i have done all of my hand washing, so the rest should be pretty easy to throw together at the last minute... I leave on Friday - woo hoo!!

Hope everyone else is travelling well, and Relle good luck with all the house preparations and wishing you a wonderful birth experience if you 'pop' while i'm away!!