Richard Bruvofetc
Inane Merry Sag - Possunt Quia, Posse Videntur
- Joined
- Mar 22, 2005
Cast:
Richard (49): Richard Bruvofetc
Avonia (classified UK Top Secret): Still Thinking.....
Victoria (14): ToraMillypoops.
Location: Saratoga Springs Resort
Date: 19th October 2007 - 29th October 2007
Thursday 18th October:
10:45am: On-line check-in at Virgin - we got the seats we wanted (thanks for all your tips Obi
).
Suitcases packed - now the wait until 3:10pm to pick up DD from school. The day seems to drag along. I finally pick up DD then its back home to put the cases in the car. Everything in, and at 4:45pm we're on the road to London Gatwick airport. Boy! was the motorway busy
. 3 hours to do 90 miles. Anyway, after the pain of the journey (and the aching bladder - I knew I shouldn't have had that cup of tea before I left
) we got to LGW and offloaded the suitcases at twilight check-in.
Then the short drive to the hotel (Trumbles) we were using for the night and a quick bite to eat before retiring to bed.
Friday 19th October:
Up, refreshed, and full English breakfast in our bellies we head to the airport. Security wasn't too bad and we amused ourselves in the boring wait. The aeroplane, scheduled for 10:45am, left the hub at 11:40am and took off at 11:57am (1 hour 10 minutes late - I wonder what the "official" Virgin time was).
The Bristol Channel - Wales to the North; England to the South.
Yes, the engines are still attached:
DD in the window seat - as usual!:
Upon take-off we were informed that the cabin crew were short staffed so "please be patient". Having said that, the crew were excellent. The Aeroplane however was another matter. We had one entertainment magazine between 9 of us. They were having terrible problems with the entertainment system and had to switch it off twice for 45 minutes while they tried to repair it! The three people behind us ended up with DVD players (one with a flat battery!). We were really pleased that we had taken our Archos' with us and DW was well chuffed with her Bose noise cancelling headphones (this was the first time they had been used in anger). Beside that, the flight was a good one and we picked up 1/2 and hour going over. Security through MCO went smoothly and quickly and we picked up the car and were on our way.
That feelgood factor:
It wasn't too long before we arrived at SSR. Our first time "home"
. Check-in was swift and we were in our room by 5:30pm (10:30pm UK time). We showered and freshened up and went to our pre-booked (6 months ago) ADR at the Turf Club. What a wonderful meal.
Bellies full (over-full) it was to the shop to buy the obligatory re-fillable mugs, that were duly filled and the stroll back to the room before turning in for the night.
The view from the room:
more later.........
Richard (49): Richard Bruvofetc
Avonia (classified UK Top Secret): Still Thinking.....
Victoria (14): ToraMillypoops.
Location: Saratoga Springs Resort
Date: 19th October 2007 - 29th October 2007
Thursday 18th October:
10:45am: On-line check-in at Virgin - we got the seats we wanted (thanks for all your tips Obi
).Suitcases packed - now the wait until 3:10pm to pick up DD from school. The day seems to drag along. I finally pick up DD then its back home to put the cases in the car. Everything in, and at 4:45pm we're on the road to London Gatwick airport. Boy! was the motorway busy
. 3 hours to do 90 miles. Anyway, after the pain of the journey (and the aching bladder - I knew I shouldn't have had that cup of tea before I left ) we got to LGW and offloaded the suitcases at twilight check-in.Then the short drive to the hotel (Trumbles) we were using for the night and a quick bite to eat before retiring to bed.
Friday 19th October:
Up, refreshed, and full English breakfast in our bellies we head to the airport. Security wasn't too bad and we amused ourselves in the boring wait. The aeroplane, scheduled for 10:45am, left the hub at 11:40am and took off at 11:57am (1 hour 10 minutes late - I wonder what the "official" Virgin time was).
The Bristol Channel - Wales to the North; England to the South.
Yes, the engines are still attached:
DD in the window seat - as usual!:
Upon take-off we were informed that the cabin crew were short staffed so "please be patient". Having said that, the crew were excellent. The Aeroplane however was another matter. We had one entertainment magazine between 9 of us. They were having terrible problems with the entertainment system and had to switch it off twice for 45 minutes while they tried to repair it! The three people behind us ended up with DVD players (one with a flat battery!). We were really pleased that we had taken our Archos' with us and DW was well chuffed with her Bose noise cancelling headphones (this was the first time they had been used in anger). Beside that, the flight was a good one and we picked up 1/2 and hour going over. Security through MCO went smoothly and quickly and we picked up the car and were on our way.
That feelgood factor:
It wasn't too long before we arrived at SSR. Our first time "home"
. Check-in was swift and we were in our room by 5:30pm (10:30pm UK time). We showered and freshened up and went to our pre-booked (6 months ago) ADR at the Turf Club. What a wonderful meal.Bellies full (over-full) it was to the shop to buy the obligatory re-fillable mugs, that were duly filled and the stroll back to the room before turning in for the night.
The view from the room:
more later.........
