Sunday, June 5, 2011

20 entries · Essex, Dartford, Gatwick, Crawley, Horley, Charlotte

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   Thurrock Motorway Services (Moto)

   3:15 AM · Rest Area

   Essex, Essex, United Kingdom
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   McDonald's

   3:23 AM · Fast Food Restaurant

   Essex, Essex, United Kingdom

   Coffee!!!!!

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   Tesco

   3:27 AM · Supermarket

   Essex, Essex, United Kingdom

   Closed!

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   Queen Elizabeth II Bridge

   3:28 AM · Bridge

   Dartford, Kent, United Kingdom
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   Queen Elizabeth II Bridge

   3:29 AM · Bridge

   Dartford, Kent, United Kingdom
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   Enterprise Rent-A-Car

   4:27 AM · Rental Car Location

   Gatwick, Surrey, United Kingdom

   No key drop box - very helpful!!!!

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   London Gatwick Airport (LGW)

   4:28 AM · International Airport

   Crawley, West Sussex, United Kingdom
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   Enterprise Rent-A-Car

   5:50 AM · Rental Car Location

   Gatwick, Surrey, United Kingdom

   Sorted key and issue with petrol cap - now back to see if checkin is open

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   Departure Lounge

   5:52 AM · Airport Lounge

   Crawley, West Sussex, United Kingdom

   Lots of people sleeping on the floor

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    Costa Coffee

    5:54 AM · Coffee Shop

    Crawley, West Sussex, United Kingdom

    Latte!

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    Flight US733 to Charlotte (LGW-CLT)

    6:01 AM · Plane

    Horley, Surrey, United Kingdom

    Checking in - but delayed til about 2.30p

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    Flight US733 to Charlotte (LGW-CLT)

    6:14 AM · Plane

    Horley, Surrey, United Kingdom

    Now delayed til 4pm!!!! (7hours later)

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    No1 Lounge

    7:26 AM · Airport Lounge

    Crawley, West Sussex, United Kingdom

    My home for the next 8 hours!!!

14. LGW

    LondonLondon Gatwick Airport

    United Kingdom

    CLT

    CharlotteCharlotte Douglas International Airport

    United States

    Date

    05 JUN 2011

    Route

    London → Charlotte

    Journey

    International
    Boarding pass

    LGW → CLT

    4,000

    mi flown

    LGWCLT050611
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    No1 Lounge

    1:21 PM · Airport Lounge

    Crawley, West Sussex, United Kingdom

    I'm still here!!!

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    London Gatwick Airport (LGW)

    2:08 PM · International Airport

    Crawley, West Sussex, United Kingdom

    Stretching my legs - I've been here 10 hours now!!!!

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    Gate 15

    6:23 PM · Airport Gate

    Crawley, West Sussex, United Kingdom

    At last I am on the plane.... I look like a wreck as I have been up for 34 hours!!! Time to sleep now

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    Flight US733 to Charlotte (LGW-CLT)

    6:25 PM · Plane

    Horley, Surrey, United Kingdom

    It's only 9 hours late!!!!!

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    Gate 15

    6:56 PM · Airport Gate

    Crawley, West Sussex, United Kingdom

    Back at the gate.... We are now having to wait 1hr 10 mins - crazy airport day!!!

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    Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT)

    10:21 PM · International Airport

    Charlotte, NC, United States

    At last on USA soil - just the wrong side of the country - looks like a night here before my trip to Phoenix in the morning.

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