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The Trip home

What a flight!!

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IMG_0025.JPGI got up at 6am, eventually we were all showered, breakfasted (is this a word?) and packed to head home. Judy arrived to say goodbye. The part I absolutely hate. We left just after 8am. We stopped in Mokau for coffee and a quick snack. I think my family has stopped in Mokau, especially returning home, all our lives. Really good food. We sat and watched a couple trying to hitch a ride. He was a real character and had we had the room we'd have loved to have given them a ride but they seemed to have more baggage than we did.
We then stopped just out of Huntly at a large tourist restaurant and shop. Really nice food and great view. Carrying on the only other stops were for fuel and a toilet stop. I said to Tineka and Phillip and we could just pull up in front of the airport and say quick goodbyes. I hate airport goodbyes bigtime. We got there just after 2pm for checkin, flight was due to leave at 5pm. The time went quickly though. Finally we boarded, no delays and all was well until just after the meal one of the passengers in the row over looked like he'd fainted. They pushed the button to call for help but they sure took their time coming. By the time the attendant got there his poor wife was panicking. They called for a doctor who took even longer to come. Next thing the young girl behind him started throwing up, then someone somewhere else started doing the samething. To top it all off a 4th person collapsed in the aisle. By the time we landed they had airport quarantine waiting, police and an ambulance. Was a really worrying time not knowing if what we had was contagious and how long would we be delayed.
Thankfully they announced we could leave. I believe he was taken to hospital but we never heard anymore about the others. We finally arrived home lst night about 10.30. I went straight to bed abd dont remember a thing until I woke around 5 this morning.

Posted by cherubsact 29.12.2006 1:45 PM Archived in Air Travel | New Zealand Comments (0)

The flight

Loonnnng flight

Hollie asks, "what time are we leaving to go to the airport?" 6:30am I replied. "Ok then, she says, "I'll get up at 5am, I need to do my hair".
Geez, I just can't be bothered spending that much time on my hair. Oh well each to her own. Anyway we all got up, Steve and I had our showers then spent the next 1-1/2 watching Hollie do her hair!!
We checked in at 7:15 and went and had breakfast. Boarding time was 9:45 but an announcement said it was delayed half an hour. They had been late coming in due to flight congestion and then someone became ill and they had to get an ambulance for him. Couldn't wait till he got off the plane till he got sick could he. We finally left. There was quiet a bit of turbulance due to bad weather, Sydney was cold, wet and windy. The flight was quick and a nice flight really. We had the monitors in the seat in front so it was good entertainment and made the flight quick. We arrived and had made up time on the flight over, everyone starts standing up to get off the plane when the captain announces the walkway has jammed and we can't get off the plane. We were stuck there for about 1/2hr. It was so good to finally get out of the airport. Hollie got pulled over for a random questioning. Guess she looked like a criminal. Will continue this tomorrow, I need a coffee.

Posted by cherubsact 11:57 AM Archived in Air Travel | New Zealand Comments (0)

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