At 6pm I said goodbye to Cathy and took the taxi to the airport. It’s going to be the longest time that we’ve been apart since we started going out together.

My flight isn’t until Sunday, but it’s a very early check in and rather than run the risk of an unreliable taxi in the early hours, I’ve elected to stay overnight at the airport hotel. Not that I’m expecting to get much sleep I’m too excited.

I’m hoping that I have done the most dangerous part of the trip. The taxi driver was terrifying - but we only drove through the one set of red lights…