Hi all
Geoff and Jane are now safely in Changsha and settling in. They are not able to log into their blog, or any blog as it happens! So please bear with them whilst they try and sort an alternative out. I will post an update with their alternative blog-like thing on which you can access instead once they have got it up and running.
Jenni (daughter of the Geoff and Jane)
Tuesday, 2 November 2010
Tuesday, 12 October 2010
Leaving Britain
We set off on our travels at 8:20pm on Thursday 23rd September from Heathrow Airport. Although our final destination was to be China, we took the opportunity of travelling to Hong Kong to travel somewhat further and visit Jane’s sister and family in New Zealand before returning to Hong Kong. Before setting off, we had sorted out our house ready for renting out, tried to make sure that we had sorted out all our affairs so that we could manage them from China, preferably over the internet, and said goodbye to our family and friends. We finally finished packing our suitcases and putting everything else into the loft at about 5:30pm the day before we flew.
Over 150 boxes had been packed and then carried up into the loft and stacked away. By the time we had half completed this task we were both suffering from many aches and pains, but thanks to help from various friends the task was finally completed. Our car went to its new owner a couple of days before we left and tenants had been found for our house who were due to move in on 24th September.
Jenni our daughter drove us down to Reading where we spent time with Andy our son and Sam our grandson. Unfortunately Jenni was not too well with a chest infection, Geoff had a lot of pain in one shoulder and Jane had a migraine and was vomiting a lot. Following some medication and pra**r, we were on the flight and rested for 12 hours. The flights and transfer in Hong Kong were OK and we were delighted to get off planes in Auckland, New Zealand and be met by Jane’s sister, Anne, and her husband Dave. We were also pleased to get to bed that night and then know we had a couple of weeks to chill out.
Sorry no photos yet. Some should be arriving soon.
Over 150 boxes had been packed and then carried up into the loft and stacked away. By the time we had half completed this task we were both suffering from many aches and pains, but thanks to help from various friends the task was finally completed. Our car went to its new owner a couple of days before we left and tenants had been found for our house who were due to move in on 24th September.
Jenni our daughter drove us down to Reading where we spent time with Andy our son and Sam our grandson. Unfortunately Jenni was not too well with a chest infection, Geoff had a lot of pain in one shoulder and Jane had a migraine and was vomiting a lot. Following some medication and pra**r, we were on the flight and rested for 12 hours. The flights and transfer in Hong Kong were OK and we were delighted to get off planes in Auckland, New Zealand and be met by Jane’s sister, Anne, and her husband Dave. We were also pleased to get to bed that night and then know we had a couple of weeks to chill out.
Sorry no photos yet. Some should be arriving soon.
Tuesday, 3 August 2010
Geoff and Jane's new blog
This is the blog of Geoff and Jane Hill. We will be leaving Britain in September 2010 and going to work for a charity in China for 2 years.
If you would like to find out what we get up to we would be delighted if you follow this blog.
We would also love to hear from you.
Geoff and Jane
If you would like to find out what we get up to we would be delighted if you follow this blog.
We would also love to hear from you.
Geoff and Jane
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