Day -0.1: The show must go on

Well after much ado and a number of PR-strings being pulled with the family Branson (luckily it seems Kat's brief career as a round-the-world-balloon-puncture-repair-assistant wasn't to go completely to waste) here we are!

Iceland? What volcano? No 20,000 meters of molten rock, glass-like shards of ice and toxic ash was going to stop Team 365 on this trip.

We have, as you can see, been enjoying basking in the awe of the magnificent Taj Mahal in beautiful Agra.

Having been there, it really is difficult to describe in words the sheer scale and spiritual significance of this sacred structure. Rudyard Kipling once described it as 'the embodiment of all things pure' - and Team 365 couldn't agree more.

But hey ho! The show must go on, and with India done and metaphorically dusted we're heading east as planned to white beaches, blue seas and a clear Thai sky.

Day -0: Oh my god I can't believe it, I've never been this far away from home

...well, almost.

Ironically enough, as Ricky Wilson sang about "drifting around like a plate tectonic" it is indeed tectonic activity that seems likely to keep team365 well and truly close to home.

We're keeping our eyes peeled and our fingers crossed but at present ash from the second eruption in Reykjavik, last seen heading towards our green and pleasant lands, seems to be stopping play.

On the up-side, if our flight is delayed I will be making it my personal goal to appear as a pale and disgruntled customer on as many rolling-news stations as possible. Just imagine, 15 seconds of fame just before 15 hours of delay, that's fair compensation, right?
To my mind, yes, so watch out for us on the BBC!

...now where did I put that three six five t-shirt...?