Sunday, June 5, 2011

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

1. 1
   Thurrock Motorway Services (Moto)

   3:15 AM · Rest Area · Essex, Essex, United Kingdom

   
2. 2
   McDonald's

   3:23 AM · Fast Food Restaurant · Essex, Essex, United Kingdom

   Coffee!!!!!

   
3. 3
   Tesco

   3:27 AM · Supermarket · Essex, Essex, United Kingdom

   Closed!

   
4. 4
   Queen Elizabeth II Bridge

   3:28 AM · Bridge · Dartford, Kent, United Kingdom

   
5. 5
   Queen Elizabeth II Bridge

   3:29 AM · Bridge · Dartford, Kent, United Kingdom

   
6. 6
   Enterprise Rent-A-Car

   4:27 AM · Rental Car Location · Gatwick, Surrey, United Kingdom

   No key drop box - very helpful!!!!

   
7. 7
   London Gatwick Airport (LGW)

   4:28 AM · International Airport · Crawley, West Sussex, United Kingdom

   
8. 8
   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

   
9. 9
   Departure Lounge

   5:52 AM · Airport Lounge · Crawley, West Sussex, United Kingdom

   Lots of people sleeping on the floor

   
10. 10
    Costa Coffee

    5:54 AM · Coffee Shop · Crawley, West Sussex, United Kingdom

    Latte!

    
11. 11
    Flight US733 to Charlotte (LGW-CLT)

    6:01 AM · Plane · Horley, Surrey, United Kingdom

    Checking in - but delayed til about 2.30p

    
12. 12
    Flight US733 to Charlotte (LGW-CLT)

    6:14 AM · Plane · Horley, Surrey, United Kingdom

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

    
13. 13
    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

    Miles flown

    LGWCLT050611
15. 14
    No1 Lounge

    1:21 PM · Airport Lounge · Crawley, West Sussex, United Kingdom

    I'm still here!!!

    
16. 15
    London Gatwick Airport (LGW)

    2:08 PM · International Airport · Crawley, West Sussex, United Kingdom

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

    
17. 16
    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

    
18. 17
    Flight US733 to Charlotte (LGW-CLT)

    6:25 PM · Plane · Horley, Surrey, United Kingdom

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

    
19. 18
    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!!!

    
20. 19
    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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