You'll only think this is early if...

If I didn't have two small children asleep upstairs I would probably have some greater conception of how early in the morning I have just got up in order to get on this trip. It's currently 4.45am, and breakfast tastes strange at this hour. The taxi should arrive shortly to pick us up and then to school where we should meet 11 excited students and their families to say bon voyage. Currently it seems surreal that tonight we will be eating dinner with our American hosts in Memphis - there's a lot of miles to cover before then - 4292 to be precise according to Google Earth. Looking forward to some quality in-flight food and films, and hopefully a couple of hours sleep in the middle. See you Stateside y'all...