It took 26 hours from LAX to arrive here in Edinburgh. Not the original plan, but hey Mother Nature had other ideas. To start with, the flight to Heathrow was quite lovely, with good food and an awesome in-flight touch screen entertainment system.
Dinner on my Air New Zealand Flight to Heathrow
My breakfast the following morning
I watched “Cowboys & Aliens” and “The Debt” and listened to soothing classical music to try and sleep (which didn’t help much but ehh I tried). Because of crazy winds my flight and many others were cancelled out of Heathrow yesterday creating an insane amount of mis-communication throughout my terminal. After waiting in lines that wouldn’t move and being told that there was little chance of making it to Edinburgh later that night, word came that coaches were being arranged to take people to the Edinburgh airport. This turned into a completely unexpected road trip through the English countryside in a charter bus (with a bathroom!) of people all just wanting to get to Edinburgh. We stopped at British truck stops, took a toll road, drove through pouring rain, saw part of the Lake District which was a nerdy thrill, and went past the River Ribble which I just liked the name of. It took us 8 1/2 hours to reach the Edinburgh airport, leaving me exhausted and with that queer feeling of still moving. Driving through the city last night feels like a dream, probably because I was so drained from the frustration and chaos. But the hotel is lovely, small room with not a bad view. Dad would hate it though because there are an awful lot of cars going by.
The rain hasn’t started yet today but I know it will so for exploring later I’ll be bundled up!
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