Travelling

We were up early, but having stayed in Gatwick overnight, it wasn’t as early as it might have been. We met up with Zoe, Ellie, Darren and Millie in reception and then made our way through to the terminal.

It was a good job we were there early as the queue was already building and there was only one check-in clerk. It took about 30 minutes to drop the bags and head for security. We had pre-ordered the Fast-track security line so didn’t have to join the long queue that had formed. As we went through, Zoe was recognised by a chap she used to work with when she was on Security. She had a quick chat as we made our way through.

Once airside we looked for somewhere to grab breakfast and ended up at Nando’s. Di and I managed to get a lovely porridge with blueberries and bananas, while others went for poached eggs or sausage buns. By the time we had finished, we had to head straight to the gate. We were bussed out to the plane (which I hate) and were soon settled in our seats. Because of Air Traffic problems across Europe, we took off an hour late. It was a very comfortable flight in a brand-new A321NEO. Ellie was very excited as it was her first flight but settled down with her iPad once the novelty had worn off.

We landed at 16:25 (local time) so it was about three and a half hours flight. By 17:00 we had cleared passport control and got our bags. The driver was waiting for us and we were soon loaded into the minibus and on our way. It took about an hour and 40 minutes to get to the Villa - which is stunning. Jon and Kim had arrived this morning and made the most of the location during the day. We shipped all of our bags and cases up to the villa and allocated the rooms.

Ellie went straight to the pool and while Di, Zoe and Millie headed for the supermarket (by taxi, because we are on a hill that would give Norgay Tensing pause for thought) I changed and joined Ellie in the pool.

The plan is to finish the day with a BBQ.