Coming Home

It our last day, the car is in front of the hotel and we have checked out of our rooms. I load the car and start the Navman so that it can direct me to the airport. It has me going through a roundabout that has some not so good memories (a neat miss where a taxi cut in front of me turning right) this time no problems, I find the departure drop off then unplug the Navman and pack it away to make sure nothing is left in the car before I return it to Avis, thinking that Lisbon airport is like Sydney where it is easy to find the hire car returns, big mistake.

To find the car return I had to leave the airport and return to that large round about then find my way back, keeping my eyes open for the small (they seemed very small) to the car return, then once the car was returned find my way to departures and then find Carol and Snow.

Once checked in and having our bags and wheelchair in through to Sydney we proceeded to security, we checked that Snow had no sharp things in hiss carry on, so I did not expect any problems, I watched my carry on clear, Carol’s carry on clear, but Snow’s was diverted to the manual check, (what now?).

No sharp things but, we forgot to remind Snow that all liquid should be packed into the booked bags, not normally a problem but Carol had loaned Snow some magnesium spray and this was now in the carry on. Luckily they were prepared to test it to clear it.

Drama over, we were cleared to the departure lounge.

When we arrived in Dubai we were again required to wait to be last off, I was hoping to have time to get something to eat and drink, (I was thirsty and a little hungry as the nether main meals we were served between Barcelona and Dubai were not things I eat.) but not to be we were late into Dubai and the Wheelchair removal vehicle too was late getting to the plane so that by the time we arrived in the correct terminal the Sydney flight was already boarding, oh well we will be fed on the plane so no problems, or are there, we again had to go through security at Dubai (remember the spray) but this time it was only a cursory inspection lucky! Then when we were given the menu for the flight I was drawn to the main meal, my worst nightmare was realised the choices were the same as the first flight.

 

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