I woke to another glorious day. Coffee was beckoning and I was wide awake... there was only one thing to do and so I went to the kitchen and started the day.
The morning was fairly relaxed as we had completed most of our packing. We shuffled the odd items between cases and debated whether we had too much or not enough. Ian rang the bell to wish us "Godspeed" and to gather keys to allow his careful overwatch during our absence. Zoe sent through a boarding card to be printed for Darren's daughter, Millie.
After lunch, we finished shutting up the house and headed around to Zoe's where the Gathering would begin. Zoe and Darren were there with Millie and Ellie was playing with a friend around the corner. We swept her up and by 14:15 the taxi had arrived. It was a 9-seater minibus with plenty of luggage space (which was just as well). Paul, the driver, was a friend of Darren's. By 15:30 we were at Gatwick and checking into our hotel. Zoe had done us proud and we had an executive suite and they had a family room.
We took our luggage to our rooms and then met in the Executive Lounge for a soft drink. At 17:00 we went to the restaurant and settled down for a meal. We deliberately ate early as Ellie was with us, and frankly, Di and I usually eat early anyway.
Halfway through the meal, Kim and Jon turned up. They are flying on ahead of us, leaving tonight, but had time for a quick drink and a chat before checking in for their flight.
We are back in our room now and have agreed to meet up at 07:30 in reception, ready to begin the journey.
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