3rd June
So last night we discovered that our dog had a sore
eye so first thing this morning we called and made an appointment to see the
vet. Thankfully when we got there it was nothing serious but he would need eye
drops which have to be put in 3/4 times a day for a week, luckily the kennels
are happy to treat him while we are away.
As a result, we are slightly behind in our
preparations. We clean most of the house before dropping the dog at the kennels
(giving him some drops on arrival to show them.)
Next we had lunch and popped to the supermarket to buy
ribena and dark chocolate digestives for our friends in Delaware as they are
apparently really difficult to get and expensive!
After we headed home to iron our clothes, finish
cleaning and oh do this thing calkled packing!
We had originally hoped to catch the 1450 train but
our adjusted timings meant we actually got the 1650 instead. We got to Clapham
Junction around 1840 and managed to get on a Gatwick train in about 5 minutes
although the platform was extremely busy (it was a Friday evening).
We arrived at the airport around 1930 and headed
straight over to North terminal to do bag drop.
As usual it was quiet at check in and once we had
printed our bag labels we dropped off our bags and off we went!
We were in the Hilton checking in around 2010 and in
the executive lounge getting drinks and snacks just in time for the 2030 cut
off :) Our room was paid using points so we got good value with our cheese and
biscuits and Rob’s beer!
After lounging for a bit we headed back to the room
and off to bed.
4th June
This morning we had our alarm set for 0730, we got up
and ready and checked out around 0900.
We were quickly through security and into Armadillos
for breakfast. Rob had an omelette and I had pancakes. While we were eating ee
got a text from Rob’s Dad to tell us that our flight was delayed.
After breakfast we wandered around the shops before
boarding started around 1100. Not sure when we actually left but I'd guess
around an hour late.
Onto the flight, I had a guy sat next to me who was
sniffing a lot throughout the flight :( I was just hoping that it was allergies
and not contagious.
We had pretzels and drinks as normal followed by the
hot meal. The choices were cottage pie, chicken korma and cheese pasta.
Between us we had pasta and the cottage pie and both
were fine, not fine dining but perfectly edible. I’m sure there was another
drink serving and then we had chicken salad sandwiches just before landing. I
was slightly disappointed by the choices of movies and tv shows as they were
slightly limited.
Once we landed immigration and customs took
forever...we were in the holding room before the main queue. Took almost 3
hours from landing to leaving the airport in our car :( I am now seriously
considering the global entry scheme for future trips.
We got to the Buena Vista Palace and once we had checked in we walked across to the Earl of Sandwich.
We had 2 Earls Clubs and Rob had his
first bottle of bud which was apparently very welcome after our airport
experience.
We were quite tired so headed back to the hotel and we
were in bed by 2130.
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