The alarm was set for 6am but, unusually for me, I was awake from 4am. Nevertheless, that had been a 7 hour sleep. We headed down to breakfast at 6:30am, and it was one of the better ones. The service was excellent and quick, and I had my GF toast within 5 minutes.
Our booked 8am taxi was ready 10 minutes early, and we were at the airport within 10 minutes. The journey reminded me of when we had been picked up at Rome Airport with the Barrows in 2013, and the driver took us on a wild ride, super fast, swerving around other cars and changing lanes within the blink of an eye. I also noticed that there was no taxi meter (it was a smarter-looking vehicle than the usual taxi, and the driver was in a suit), and tucked into the driver's sun visor was a piece of paper with something about Uber). So, I asked him, was this a Uber vehicle (no, he said). When we arrived at the airport, he rushed off to get us a bag trolley, and when he came back, David asked him how much the journey was (knowing the person at the hotel reception who'd booked us had said around £10 for the fare). An unbelievable answer was given.... However much we wanted - obviously NOT a taxi! So, David gave him £13. Very interesting... and leaving us remembering the supposed official tour of Dubai we had back in 2009, which turned out to be by a family member who could hardly speak English!
We had a relaxing start at the airport, and later chatted with a Kiwi couple from Auckland, returning from nearly 3 months overseas, including staying with their son in Cambridge and a week-long Insight Vacations tour of Ireland (seeing many of the things we had seen, and also singing high praises of the tour and their tour guide). They had sailed to the UK from Sydney on Sea Princess, a 55 day journey that they highly recommended as far superior to plane and bus travel!
The flight got away on time, and lunch was served shortly after - a reasonable GF meal for me, with a nice chicken dish. I also enjoyed the popcorn icecream that was handed out to everyone from the regular menu (I carefully checked the ingredients before indulging). I had the pleasure of a spare seat between me and the next passenger and we shared the space and spare table. This meant it was quite easy to set up my CPAP machine. However, settling down to sleep was another matter entirely. We ended up getting no sleep, thanks to a high-pitched squealing little kid (when she was happy, and when she was tired and when she was sad). One of those young ages that no one can help, you just have to accept it. It affected our whole section in the plane - and that was life. I think that people who fly with very young children are very brave!
We had a relaxing start at the airport, and later chatted with a Kiwi couple from Auckland, returning from nearly 3 months overseas, including staying with their son in Cambridge and a week-long Insight Vacations tour of Ireland (seeing many of the things we had seen, and also singing high praises of the tour and their tour guide). They had sailed to the UK from Sydney on Sea Princess, a 55 day journey that they highly recommended as far superior to plane and bus travel!
The flight got away on time, and lunch was served shortly after - a reasonable GF meal for me, with a nice chicken dish. I also enjoyed the popcorn icecream that was handed out to everyone from the regular menu (I carefully checked the ingredients before indulging). I had the pleasure of a spare seat between me and the next passenger and we shared the space and spare table. This meant it was quite easy to set up my CPAP machine. However, settling down to sleep was another matter entirely. We ended up getting no sleep, thanks to a high-pitched squealing little kid (when she was happy, and when she was tired and when she was sad). One of those young ages that no one can help, you just have to accept it. It affected our whole section in the plane - and that was life. I think that people who fly with very young children are very brave!
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