Away 2

Here we are again at Heathrow. Terminal 4 this time, my first here since BA left for T5.

We're both a bit tetchy this morning after a shortened night's sleep(lessness). We've also read articles about China that make us very excited/curious/wary about what we'll find and feel there.

There's the "Great Firewall of China" that controls which bits of the web are accessible. It sounds unlikely that we'll be able to reach Blogger (as part of Google) or Twitter. Similarly, access to email (Gmail) and Skype may not be possible.

So if you don't hear from us over the next three weeks, don't be too concerned - it should all appear shortly after we reach Japan.

The Leg 2 itinerary:

6-9 Apr - Beijing, China
10 Apr - Sleeper train
11-12 - Xian (Terracotta warriors)
13-15 - Yangtze River Cruise
16 - Wuhan
17 - Nanjing
18 - Suzhou
19-22 - Shanghai
23 Apr - Tokyo, Japan
26 Apr-9 May - Tour by train, including Kyoto & Hiroshima
10-11 May - Home