4th February A long day


A long day yesterday. We left the ship a little after 1pm to catch the coach to the airport where TOM had a slight panic when he was unable to find his passport in his gillet of many zippered pockets! Then a 3 hour wait as we sat and watched the Tui flight from different part of the UK arrive and passengers spill out onto the tarmac all keen and eager for the start of their cruise.

As for the flight itself, well due to a strong tail wind in took just over 7hrs to get back as opposed to 8.30hr going out, so barely enough time to watch three films, eat a meal and have TOM almost soak me again, this time with a tipped over can of coke.

The comination of Manchester, 2 degrees and 4am is not one I want to repeat in a hurry. A reviving coffee in Greggs broke up a nearly 2 hour wait for the bus from the airport to Buxton and then on to Matlock where we arrived just before 10am.

Back at the house I thought I had been the victim of a robbery until I realised that was simply the state I had left the place 2 weeks earlier. Ho hum back to the real world again!!!

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