Leavin on Jet Plane

Cliche but true :) It's 6.12am and I've just had a very early breakfast. We don't set off until midday but I woke up around 5 and gave in an hour later and got up. It's weird being up so early but exciting too. I'm starting to believe we are going now but really I think it will only sink in when we're at the airport. I have mostly packed and my rucksack isn't too heavy for now! Just need to add in final few toiletries and camera etc.
We will arrive tomorrow morning in Beijing around 10.30am or around 3.30am UK time. I need to work out how I'm going to take my tablets to avoid mucking them up, hopefully it won't prove too tricky. We have a 4 hour stopover in Paris but this should pass fairly quickly then an overnight (China time) flight. We'll have to try and sleep as much as possible on this, I suspect after such and early start I won't find that too hard!
After a one night stay at The Peking International Hostel we will head back to the airport to meet up with the rest of the group then the adventures will start!
It all seems a bit more real now, the nerves are kicking in! I don't expect to be able to update my blog in China but rest assured I will update when I'm back and chronicle the journey. So long :)