Sunday, 30 April 2017

Wednesday, April 26/2017

Tube to Heathrow. J had packed the scales , so good to find we're both under twenty kilos. Actually, much more and I couldn't carry it on stairs anyway. Flight nearly full, but I've booked us a bank of two seats in a plane that mainly has sets of three or (in the centre) four. The advantage of having booked in July. 

Discover the advantage of leftover extra old cheese and sundried olives. Cajun chicken gone by the time the stewardess reaches the back of the plane. No objection to vegetarian, except that we've had their pasta before. Defies trade description legislation. Pasta with creamy tomato sauce, mozzarella and vegetables. Two pieces of carrot, neither as large as the paring from a baby fingernail, and necessary to take their word for the tomato sauce. Those allergic to tomato need not necessarily worry.  But not at all bad with extra old cheddar and black olives added. Nuts with the wine afterward. 

Toronto airport almost unfunctionally slow. Those with connecting flights do have a separate queue, but they haven't picked up the system familiar to patrons of Heathrow - and any bank - of the person at the head of the queue goes to the next available desk. There is a man pointing out the line that looks most likely, but nothing to prevent one standing behind the person who has an outdated passport. Liquor from duty free all scanned at security and resealed, not rapidly. Good to see Susan and Ian in Winnipeg. Nearly home. Have seen the webcam images of Sioux Lookout snow, but it can wait a day.

Starting to sound bitchy. Been a long day: twenty-three hours from getting up to going to bed. No record, but enough. That's it for this year.