Woo-Hoo! We are now proud owners of very groovy Russian visas, after having collected them from a peculiar flat in Islington. Actually the company that arranged them for us (90 day multiple-entry) are cheap and gave a great service, and I can heartily recommend them. We also picked up last-minute items in London including many $$$s (love you VERY long time indeed!). We spent the evening with Amanda which was lovely, and ate in a most excellent burger bar in Notting Hill which not only did the best burger and fries ever, but had a total hold on Ellen's food intolerances. I think it must be the first time I've been somewhere with a chef who understands and gladly caters for that stuff. Rubbish coffee though!
We're off over the water tomorrow and I'm very excited! I did manage to break the car on the weekend though and the plans looked momentarily shakey, but Ken the God of Mechanical Things told it to stop misbehaving and we're back on track. Thank you Ken!