Steady

We went over to the airport and through security. It was all done and dusted in about 5 minutes. That includes the full body scan and pat down search to which the Gorse Fox was treated - he's sure that had been pre-arranged by Urban-cub.

We had breakfast in one of the lounges. This was a strange experience as there were a few people there at 8:30 in the morning who were already worse for drink. As the Gorse Fox went for coffee and platinum blonde of uncertain years struggled up to the coffee machine next to his. "Oh God,now I have to work out how to get coffee" she wailed. The Gorse Fox explained that you just press a button next to the type of coffee you want. "But there are no cups". The Gorse Fox pointed to the rack of clean cups. The cup was put in place and a button pushed. The machine started to dispense the life-giving fluid. "Oh why did I do that?" came the cry. "I've just poured me-self a Malibu and coke, I don't even want a coffee!". The Gorse Fox walked away.

We headed out for a stroll around the shops. There was lots to see, but other than a cheap pair of wireless headphones, we didn't spend any money. We then returned to the Lounges. This time we headed for the Virgin Lounge. It was very busy but started to empty out fairly quickly as flights were called. Eventually our flight opened. A buggy arrived to take the Silver Vixen to the plane and the Gorse Fox jogged along behind. We were escorted through the queues straight onto the plane. No hanging around for us.