So, it's Christmas night. Our bellies are full and so are our packs. Christmas was somewhat overshadowed with the anticipation of our adventure, but only a few hours til boarding now and we have enjoyed hanging out with family and friends over Christmas - a good way to leave for a few weeks. An early start tomorrow, and hopefully some interesting souls to meet on the plane... who knows??!! Next stop, 8 hours at the airport in Hong Kong (they might let us out if we're lucky!). We're preparing ourselves for the onslaught of Delhi. Christmas in Melbourne's CBD provided some preparation perhaps!? (perhaps not!) We're feeling slightly nervous about what lies ahead - probably fair enough. Reactions from fellow travellers have been extreme in either direction. We had Christmas dinner with a couple of Italian tourists at home in Brunswick - friends of our housemate. They were in awe of India and showered us with fantastic stories and advice and reminded us that we must go with open hearts - nice. We've definitely started to feel excited. Another friendly warning was to give it a chance - it won't be love at first sight! Others farewell us with much more trepidation - "please be careful!". We're sure it will be an amazing and eye-opening experience and can't wait to get started. Talk to you next from crazy Delhi.
Bonvoyage, Jeff and Gin.
