So there is no Plan B, or Plan C.....
It's soon come around, and in 7 days we'll be getting on the boat, and waving a fond farewell to the coast of Japan, to sail through the Yellow Sea over 2 days, to land on the 6th of April in the port of Shanghai, China.
So we've had a few things to do before we go, as you can imagine.
I am writing all this down on here because I want to remember it and I hope it might help or interest other people too as some people's websites have helped us. This could be starting something that I can't actually finish... but we'll see.
So we've had a few things to do before we go, as you can imagine.
I am writing all this down on here because I want to remember it and I hope it might help or interest other people too as some people's websites have helped us. This could be starting something that I can't actually finish... but we'll see.
- Buy Boat tickets - We are sailing from Osaka at12:00 noon on the 4th of April, and arrive in Shanghai on the 6th at about 2pm. This cost 26,500 (each for first class, which means a bed in a room with 4 others).
- Get Visas - First we got the Mongolia Visa which took one week and we picked it up at the beginning of March. It cost 3,500 yen (17.50 Pounds). Secondly the Russian Visa, which took two weeks and cost 1,000 yen (5 Pounds). Third is the Chinese Visa which is currently being processed at the embassy, as we speak and takes about five days, and costs 3,000 yen (15 Pounds).
- Get Insurance - We went with World Nomads.Two Months cover exactly, starting from the day we leave.
- Book Shipping - Japan Luggage Express have been very helpful and are taking everything we own (almost) in 19 boxes, tomorrow. The paperwork has been huge but everything is ready except for one box. NUMBER 13 - This box will house this computer that I'm typing on now, and listening to the radio too as all our music is packed away.
- Pack what we're taking - that's another story..........
We're packing! - well we have been 'packing' for the past week, it seems none stop and but tomorrow everything will be taken away on the back of a van to be packed inside a 1mx1msq crate, and shipped over the seas all the way to blighty, where Chris' mum will one day greet these boxes and take them all home to store for us. Thank you!
So we're off..............................................................................................................................
So where are we going Chris?.........................................................................................
Bye Bye Japan! 
