Departure Day minus 11

So, the day of my departure from the fine land looms ominously just over a week away, and in between I shall pass a week in Zante braving temperatures in excess of 35 celcius. Bring on the snow!
The packing is still far from being complete, and infact has barely started. At least I shall have the morning before I leave to sort all that stuff out. Anyway, it's 11 weeks, packing will be easy; i'll just take everything...
For those who are pondering over the slightly unusual name of the blog, there is, of course, an explanation behind it. As a quick bit of research led me to find out, the European first man to sight New Zealand went by the name of Abel Tasman, which leads nicely onto the name the abel taswoman.