Falkland Islands Deployment

Well it's really kicked in now, that feeling of leaving. Homesickness only lasts a few weeks but I'm so desperate to just go that I'm not sure I'll get much at all! Yesterday was the last I'll see of all the CYFA crew- who I really WILL miss. A little upset I couldn't make that week of high-adrenaline hyperactivity in July! So yesterday was Abi's wedding, and as per my usual habit, I had a few too many drinks of coca-cola, got very hyperactive, lost track of the keys to my flat, and my clothes (not the ones I was wearing!) and ended up in Winchester, lost. It's at times like those when a taxi driver is the next best thing to Jesus! A £40 ride to my parent's to wake them up at 2am was just the ticket, and my wobbly legs the next morning didn't deter me from cracking on with preparations at home, and a bit of a goodbye barbeque at Yarrawonga!

I know it's only been 2 days since the last post and I'm still not on deployment- kind've defeats the point of this blog... but I'm already having real trouble with packing up the flat. Cardboard boxes, I've realised, are now extremely hard to come by! Supermarkets won't dish them out, so packing is being a real nuisance. If anyone has some spare, or knows where I can acquire some easily, would be really handy!

This is the first time I've ever done a blog... I never bother looking at anyone elses so I feel slightly hypocritical doing this- but at least if you want to know what I'm up to then you can visit this page and not have me littering your inboxes...

So right now, the ship is ramping up for deployment. I have been finishing off my personal preps- putting photos up in my rack (bunk to you civilians), and also preparing my flat for my tenants who are moving in on Saturday June 6th. On this trip we will endure 4 changes of season- so a lot of clothes will have to be packed for all weather types! Here's to looking at the next fortnight of madness....