So it was an early start for our trip to London Heathrow Terminal 3. The alarms were set for 4 am and we were on the road by 4.30 as everyone was very excited.
We made excellent time and arrived at Purple Parking at just before 6.30, having stopped at Fleet.
It took us around 30 minutes to transfer to T3. A lot of that time was waiting for the minibus to fill up.
It took us around 30 minutes to transfer to T3. A lot of that time was waiting for the minibus to fill up.
On arriving to collect our boarding passes we were informed that the flight was overbooked. We were asked if we would change flights...
We weren't sure but when they offered us a free upgrade to Premium Economy and some vouchers we decided to take them up on their offer.
So instead of flying via Atlanta we were now going via Detroit... So much for my pre-travel planning...
In some ways it worked out well as the first leg was 7 hrs 30 mins followed by a 2 hr 2 mins flight. Despite leaving 40 minutes later than we would have, we arrived into Orlando as originally scheduled. Result...
What's more was that we had the last row in PE so no one behind us.
So I can add Detroit to that growing list of cities I have only experienced from the airport. Go Lions..
We had some problems sorting the hire car out. Firstly the queue...Secondly the car wasn't ready and thirdly when we went to find it, it wasn't in the space it should have been.
After playing hide and seek with a car that didn't want to be found, we were allocated a different car and headed for the villa. 30 minutes and 3 tolls later we had arrived at our destination, tired but safe and sound.
After dropping off the bags it was a quick trip to Super Target for some shopping. I'm writing this at 3am UK time - 10pm US time so that's all for tonight folks...
What have we got planned for tomorrow? Come back and see...
