I think you nailed it, Michael. Sounds exactly the same as our situation.

Thankfully we are home now. No disasters along the way, no car-crashes, no messed up hotel reservations, no flight delays, no queues at immigration, even our bags were waiting for us on the carousel as we entered arrivals. Never doing it again though. As before, next time will be like the old days with just me alone.

Thanks everyone for your help in the planning process. I am happy to answer any questions on the places that we visited if I can but please do excuse me if I don't write our a daily report... it's all just a bit too raw right now!