Safely Home in Tallahassee

We had a nice trip home - no bumps - but a long delay.

We left the apartment around 11 AM and took a black cab to Paddington Station. Lulu and I each had a roller bag and backpack. At Paddington Station we caught the Heathrow Express to the airport. It got us there in 13 minutes.

At the airport we spent time at the gold card lounge. We had plenty to eat - drink - and even had wifi. They had game rooms - showers - even bedrooms in that lounge.

We got in our plane to Atlanta at 3 PM - but there was a big delay. The airport computer would not allow anyone to take off - so we sat in the plane two hours. Finally we lifted off around 5 PM London time - it was already pitch black. We felt like Peter Pan looking back and seeing London in lights.

Our flight home was supposed to be 9 hours - but we were aided by a 60 MPH tailwind and a pilot with a hot foot. We landed in Atlanta at 9 PM - they have a very fast customs system - and we were able to catch our regular flight to Tallahassee. Delta Airlines had already sent us a new reservation to fly home in the morning - but we rushed to our gate hoping to catch our regular plane. We were the last ones into the ramp. We had a quiet 37 minute ride to Tallahassee.

We only had carry-on bags. We caught a cab - and were in our own bed by 11 PM. It is hard to believe we were in our apartment in London at 11 AM - and in our own bed in Tallahassee at 11 PM - even with that long delay. The trip home was 4400 miles.

We had a wonderful trip to London - Oxford - Gibraltar - and Morocco. Next is Hawaii in January - no - we are not going to the Rose Bowl on the way.