From: "Philip Merryman" <phil_merryman@hotmail.com>

Date: Thu Jan 24, 2002 02:20:25 PM Etc/GMT

Subject: Ready to go

Hi Everyone,

In just over an hour I will be heading to Bedford Station for the train to Heathrow. Everything is packed and the rucksack weighs about 23kilo! Plus the other bag for my cameras and stuff to take in the cabin.

After all the dreaming followed by the planning it is now here!

I'll next be in contact when I can find an access to e-mail, hopefully somewhere in India.

Don't work too hard all of you! :-)

Back at the end of May.

Cheers

Phil