Final preparations now. Still seems so much to do. It all makes me quite depressed, and gives me a headache to boot. Things appear in a more favourable light after a break, a drink and a chat. We made a £5 bet with Graham, Allan’s brother-in-law that we’d make it into Athens by the November the first. The evening is spent at the Woodland Hotel.

Back home, packing makes me tired and late to bed. Even so, I can’t sleep but it’s obvious why. It’s quite a task we’ve set ourselves.

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