Flight home

We drove the short distance to Philadelphia airport, avoiding any traffic issues.

We arrived at Avis and dropped off the monster car before taking the bus to the terminal.

Check in was quick and easy and while we had to wait in a short line for security our TSA pre check meant we kept our shoes on. 

Our cricut bag went through with no issues but the snack bag sadly had to undergo extra screening. Apparently cookies are a major threat to security 😎

We then walked a long way to the Earl of Sandwich (Rob moaned the whole way) where Rob got an Earl’s club and I had a ham and swiss (with mayo) except there was no ham. 

So instead they made me a mix of Italian meat plus cheese and mayo. They also said there was no white bread and you will see that Rob ended up with wheat bread….mine appeared white though 🤣

We walked the long way back to terminal A to wait for our flight to board, Rob did check duty free for some tequila but didn’t find what he was looking for.

We boarded on time although the process was a bit of a rush.

We had people still in the aisle as we were taxiing which was very odd and I’m still not sure why it was such a rush.

The freezing air started pretty early - perhaps it is preparation for the return to the UK? I was pretty cold throughout the flight once again 

The flight was quiet and uneventful until we heard someone shouting “oh my god” repeatedly with about 2hr45 before the end.

Someone had fallen over in the aisle on the other side of the aircraft, several people assisted the crew in providing medical attention. 

We aren’t sure what happened but after a little while she was up on her feet and being taken towards the front of the aircraft.

At this point we realised there was a little dog onboard, in the same row as us with a family of three. We didn’t even know it was there! 

At this point neither of us could sleep so Rob watched Maverick (I think) and I played games whilst hiding under my blanket.

They served some weird egg bun thing for breakfast. I decided against it but Rob ate it, he survived but it wasn’t great.

We landed just before 7am but had to get a bus to the terminal (and it was raining) so it was about 7.30 before we got there.

Luckily we flew through the e-gates and our bags were really quick too which makes a change.

We walked across to the Sofitel and we were in our way out in just a few minutes - this was really convenient.

We stopped to charge the car at Fleet and I got a coffee and a brownie; Rob had a muffin.

We arrived home with no energy panics at about 1030 where I found a friend had sent me cake in the mail 😍