pick up the kids | feed the cat

TODAY

05.45 réveille
06.15 breakfast: juice, tea and cereal
06.41 bus to train station
07.34 train to airport
09.00 check in for flight #1
09.05 passport control #1
09.15 tea and e-mails #1
10.50 flight due to depart
11.50 flight due to land
12.30 told to sit in any seat

- like being back in India
12.50 flight departs #1

- plane circles island for 3 hours: fog

- a lot of huffing and puffing by passengers

- great drama for 3 hours

15.50 flight lands back at Gatwick
16.00 overheard phone conversations:

- "pick up the kids can you feed the cat I really love you"
16.15 escorted back landside #1
16.30 check in for flight #2

- offer-up walnut whip to passenger to raise blood sugar levels
16.45 check-in for flight #2
17.00 tea and salad (better for the heart) and e-mails #2
17.30 passport control #2

- flight due to depart at: 19.35
18.00 flight cancelled: fog
18.05 escorted back landside #2
18.30 booked onto second flight for tomorrow

- given hotel voucher
19.00 check-in to hotel
19.15 planned to head into London to party
19.30 abort plan
21.00 blog



TOMORROW

05.30 réveille
06.00 breakfast: hotel breakfast
07.00 check-in for flight #3
07.15 passport control #3
08.45 fight due to depart
09.45 flight due to land

but it was a great weekend (see posts below) and today was good for re-reading huck finn...