Thanks I appreciate the help. I'm not going to get in to a thing of where I've trained and what I've done in the mean time because I really don't need to justify myself to someone anonymous on the internet. Like I said, I am planning on doing the trip as soon as circumstances permit but I don't want to go into that situation half-baked, it's a waste of my time and money if I do and it's a waste of the operators time if I go in underprepared and that kind of thing is remembered when the next opportunity arises. That's all I'm after is a bit of advice as to what to focus on to give myself the best chance at a gig and to make the most of my time until then.