Less than three weeks until we arrive at our destination. I decided to print off our flight itinerary, check the details for the nth time and put it all together with the passports and vaccination records. I had checked our passports months ago and knew that they were both valid even though Rowan was a young baby-face in his photo. He did look young and yes he has changed a lot in the last two years, but he looked very young.
He was. He was ten which means that his passport expires this year! Oh August. That’s OK, ages off. And then a thought permeated into my consciousness: had I not read somewhere about passports needing 6 months left on them. Was that 6 months before leaving or before returning. Slight feeling of panic now as I scan the internet for information. Passports must be valid for at least 6 months from the date of leaving. A quick count on the fingers…February, March…July, August…..6 months and 5 days! Phew!
But that doesn’t help with Baby-face.
A quick to call to Greg the Helpful at Wimbledon Flight Centre and I am reassured that, despite the angles, the braces and the stubble, there will be no problems on arrival in Zimbabwe. Not with the passport anyway….the sewing machine? Now that’s a different story!
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