In sight of the start line

It is now one month before I fly out to Kenya and begin my mighty, 2 month expedition. I cannot believe how exciting it is to be so close when I only stared preparing this last September! There are also almost no more outstanding costs I have to pay which means everything I earn in this last month is free for me to spend and use out on my adventures.

Speaking of money, I have been investigating methods of getting my money out to Kenya so I can use it and the results were not what I was expecting. The sterling cash card I had intended to use is a MasterCard brand rather than a Visa, making it almost useless in the areas I am going to visit. I was also told by Camps International to avoid using travellers cheques. With my situation a credit card is not an option, although maybe when another adventure comes around I'll get to explore that possibility.

With all that happening I have chosen to order a small amount of cash to start me off and then use my debit card and take the extra fees on the chin. Besides it'll be nearly £1500 before I reach £30 in fees so it's not that bad.

Good gosh I'm really excited!