from Heathrow

We've finally got a few moments to catch our breath while waiting for flights at Heathrow, so I thought I'd put my two cents in (that's 1.4p in GBP :P ).

How do you pack for a trip which includes flights from near-zero tempratures, a week in a big city in summer which includes a meeting with the Bishop, a week at camping in the Patagonian mountains (read: hot during the day, cold at night), and a week... well we're not quite sure where we'll be by the third week of our trip?! The end result is three suitcases jam-packed with everything from ski jackets to flip flops.

This trip is an adventure already and we've already experienced wonderful hospitality from the Argentinan churches. With a few short weeks of letting them know that we'd be coming, we've been supplied with someone to pick us up from the airport (on a public holiday, no less), hotel and travel reservations, people to show us around the city, take us to church, supply us with camping equipment, and host us. What a gift! I'm sure that we have will have a lot to learn from this Argentinian counterparts and we can't wait to arrive and start getting to know the people there.

Next stop... Washington Dulles airport. It'll be good to be home- at least for a couple of hours!
-Rachel

At the airport

It's amazing when you sit down at an airport, you suddenly remember all the things you have forgotten - time to buy yet another plug adapter for the trip!

Well it is possibly the quietest airport I have ever been in - hopefully the rest of the airport stops will be like this one in Glasgow! and of course thanks to David for his lift to Glasgow

We have plenty of time to spare and so we're taking our time and having a coffee!

Rachel continues to feel better.

Apparently the backpack was a bad choice for luggage as it classifies as 'odd shaped baggage' and will have to go through seperate check-ins!

Will keep you all updated as we go...

tickets...check...passport...check...

Well today is the day, we start our long journey south by heading north to Glasgow! A 5:30am wake up has hopefully left us just enough time to get everything done that has not yet been done (!) by the time we depart at 10am, thanks to a generous lift up north of the border.

We will keep everyone updated on all that is happening - I think our health is better today, although I can hear Rachel coughing in the distance...please keep us in your prayers

thanks,

Carl & Rachel

Our health

We would really appreciate all your prayers as we get ready to go away. We are just starting to mention to everyone that Rachel is in the early weeks of pregnancy(!) and of course this means we have to take good care of Rachel. Now throw in that Rachel has just started antibiotics for a chest infection & I am just clearing the flu, and you will realise that we could really do with God's help right now.

The Cumbria Patagonia Youth Link - Part 1

Well today is the launch of our blog. As Rachel and I get ready to travel across to Argentina and visit our brother and sisters in the Methodist Church, we wanted to set up the chance for everyone to keep up to date with everything that will be going on.

Our plans are to set off from Glasgow on the 30th of December. We will spend a day(!) at London Heathrow and fly to Buenos Aires (via Washington Dulles) on the 31st. We land in Buenos Aires late on the 1st of January.

So please come back and visit often, as we will try and keep everyone posted on all that is going on.