My alarm woke us at 5.45 a.m. this morning in our hotel room. I got up after making us tea and drove the car around to the parking lot next door but came back rather annoyed - apparently I had been given the wrong information last night by the counter clerk who had told me that all cars are now parked in the prescribed car park next door whereas I should have left my car where it was in the hotel car park - like last year. In any event, the car park took my car in at no extra charge but we did miss out on having a free bus service to take us to the terminal. We therefore had to pay £8 for the bus to Terminal 3. In the end it was an easy enough journey and we were at the airport terminal within ten minutes or so of leaving the hotel. The checking-in process went smoothly enough and once through into departures we took advantage of our membership of Barclay's Premier to spend time in the VIP lounge where we could have a free breakfast, coffee, snacks etc. A quiet oasis from the hustle and bustle of the main departures lounge. Our American Airlines flight took off a tad late (fifteen minutes or so) but we made reasonable progress across the Atlantic although the flight was quite turbulent at times. I did get about half an hour's snooze time. The food was very good - chicken paella and pizza - and we were well looked after by the flight crew. We arrived at Raleigh/Durham at about 3 p.m. but it took us an hour and a quarter to get through immigration and custom formalities - having our fingerprints and photos taken in the process. Sara's Dad and Andrea were waiting for us and we had an emotional re-union. We drove the pretty route back to their wonderful home in the woods. The children absolutely love it here - Mary loves America and Tom loved having his own large room and TV to watch American programmes. We ate barbecued chicken legs and salad and then watched the Texas Rangers v. New York Yankees ball game - NYY have been knocked out of the World Series tonight and Texas Rangers are through. Tomorrow we will probably know who they play - Phillies or San Francisco Giants. Mary, Tom and Sara went to bed early and I followed just before midnight. Long day tomorrow driving down to Myrtle Beach. David and Andrea's hospitality is superb and it is nice to have the family together. I know the children will have some good memories this week.
Friday, October 22, 2010
Hey! Hey! USA!
My alarm woke us at 5.45 a.m. this morning in our hotel room. I got up after making us tea and drove the car around to the parking lot next door but came back rather annoyed - apparently I had been given the wrong information last night by the counter clerk who had told me that all cars are now parked in the prescribed car park next door whereas I should have left my car where it was in the hotel car park - like last year. In any event, the car park took my car in at no extra charge but we did miss out on having a free bus service to take us to the terminal. We therefore had to pay £8 for the bus to Terminal 3. In the end it was an easy enough journey and we were at the airport terminal within ten minutes or so of leaving the hotel. The checking-in process went smoothly enough and once through into departures we took advantage of our membership of Barclay's Premier to spend time in the VIP lounge where we could have a free breakfast, coffee, snacks etc. A quiet oasis from the hustle and bustle of the main departures lounge. Our American Airlines flight took off a tad late (fifteen minutes or so) but we made reasonable progress across the Atlantic although the flight was quite turbulent at times. I did get about half an hour's snooze time. The food was very good - chicken paella and pizza - and we were well looked after by the flight crew. We arrived at Raleigh/Durham at about 3 p.m. but it took us an hour and a quarter to get through immigration and custom formalities - having our fingerprints and photos taken in the process. Sara's Dad and Andrea were waiting for us and we had an emotional re-union. We drove the pretty route back to their wonderful home in the woods. The children absolutely love it here - Mary loves America and Tom loved having his own large room and TV to watch American programmes. We ate barbecued chicken legs and salad and then watched the Texas Rangers v. New York Yankees ball game - NYY have been knocked out of the World Series tonight and Texas Rangers are through. Tomorrow we will probably know who they play - Phillies or San Francisco Giants. Mary, Tom and Sara went to bed early and I followed just before midnight. Long day tomorrow driving down to Myrtle Beach. David and Andrea's hospitality is superb and it is nice to have the family together. I know the children will have some good memories this week.
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