Part 2 Day -1 Wednesday 27th September
I was off work today but Gavin wasn’t so he was up at our usual time of 06.10, been a nice kind soul he turned on every upstairs light and just to make sure I was awake he banged around loads then bounced back on the bed to kiss me goodbye!
I gave up trying to go back to sleep around 07.00 so I got up and vegged on the sofa for 6 hours. Yeap, that’s right, I was going on holiday today but couldn’t do anything else apart from DIS as late Monday evening Gavin had decided he needed a spare charger for his PSP. I was going to collect one for him yesterday but I was on a tight schedule and nowhere nearby had one in stock so Gavin ordered it from Amazon and paid for recorded delivery which was guaranteed before 13.00 today.
Now our postman never appears before 11.00 so I wasn’t surprised it hasn’t arrived first thing but by 13.00 I was bored and had loads to do that I had put off as it would take me upstairs to the back of the house where I wouldn’t be able to hear the door. At 13.25 I couldn’t wait any longer so went upstairs to finish packing, had a shower and washed my hair. When I came back downstairs the card through the door said they had tried to deliver at 12.45! I was fuming! It didn’t bother me so much it was late but I can not stand lying! A quick rethink and Gavin could either do without (his own fault for leaving it to the last minute) or we could call for one at the White Rose Centre in Leeds, time and traffic permitting and our way to Manchester.
Gavin came home and while I loaded the car he got changed and we were off at 17.00. First stop was to drop Fred & Mary at the Cattery. They had stayed here when we went to DLRP in December and the owner was excited to see them again as they were now fully grown and she thinks they are both wonderfully well behaved and content. But I bet she says that to all the Cat Mums & Dads.
Cats in good hands we were off, the last few hours had been rushed and we really didn’t feel in the holiday mood. It didn’t help that we were on the M62, we use this motorway everyday for work so until we were out of West Yorkshire it felt like a normal day.
Got to Leeds and White Rose Centre at 18.40 and I stayed in the car with the suitcases while Gavin ran in to get his charger. Only took him 20 mins so at 19.00 we were off again, this time for real!
Journey took around another 1.5 hours and when we arrived at Bewleys it was windy, raining and cold. Check in was quick and we were in our room by 20.45. Very spacious with a view of the airport but you couldn’t really see anything taking off, just the noise which finally got us excited!
Due to the weather we decided to eat at the hotel rather than explore other options at the airport. The atmosphere in the restaurant was relaxed and the waitress superb but the food was on a par with Wetherspoons which wasn’t what you wanted for the price!
Chicken Curry - £9.95
Chicken & Veg - £13.90
Apple Pie - £2.95
Brownie - £2.95
Fosters - £2.65
Kronenbourg X2 - £5.90
Total - £38.30 plus tip
Straight to bed after dinner with two alarms set for 09.00.
Jodie
PART 3 HERE
I was off work today but Gavin wasn’t so he was up at our usual time of 06.10, been a nice kind soul he turned on every upstairs light and just to make sure I was awake he banged around loads then bounced back on the bed to kiss me goodbye!
I gave up trying to go back to sleep around 07.00 so I got up and vegged on the sofa for 6 hours. Yeap, that’s right, I was going on holiday today but couldn’t do anything else apart from DIS as late Monday evening Gavin had decided he needed a spare charger for his PSP. I was going to collect one for him yesterday but I was on a tight schedule and nowhere nearby had one in stock so Gavin ordered it from Amazon and paid for recorded delivery which was guaranteed before 13.00 today.
Now our postman never appears before 11.00 so I wasn’t surprised it hasn’t arrived first thing but by 13.00 I was bored and had loads to do that I had put off as it would take me upstairs to the back of the house where I wouldn’t be able to hear the door. At 13.25 I couldn’t wait any longer so went upstairs to finish packing, had a shower and washed my hair. When I came back downstairs the card through the door said they had tried to deliver at 12.45! I was fuming! It didn’t bother me so much it was late but I can not stand lying! A quick rethink and Gavin could either do without (his own fault for leaving it to the last minute) or we could call for one at the White Rose Centre in Leeds, time and traffic permitting and our way to Manchester.
Gavin came home and while I loaded the car he got changed and we were off at 17.00. First stop was to drop Fred & Mary at the Cattery. They had stayed here when we went to DLRP in December and the owner was excited to see them again as they were now fully grown and she thinks they are both wonderfully well behaved and content. But I bet she says that to all the Cat Mums & Dads.
Cats in good hands we were off, the last few hours had been rushed and we really didn’t feel in the holiday mood. It didn’t help that we were on the M62, we use this motorway everyday for work so until we were out of West Yorkshire it felt like a normal day.
Got to Leeds and White Rose Centre at 18.40 and I stayed in the car with the suitcases while Gavin ran in to get his charger. Only took him 20 mins so at 19.00 we were off again, this time for real!
Journey took around another 1.5 hours and when we arrived at Bewleys it was windy, raining and cold. Check in was quick and we were in our room by 20.45. Very spacious with a view of the airport but you couldn’t really see anything taking off, just the noise which finally got us excited!
Due to the weather we decided to eat at the hotel rather than explore other options at the airport. The atmosphere in the restaurant was relaxed and the waitress superb but the food was on a par with Wetherspoons which wasn’t what you wanted for the price!
Chicken Curry - £9.95
Chicken & Veg - £13.90
Apple Pie - £2.95
Brownie - £2.95
Fosters - £2.65
Kronenbourg X2 - £5.90
Total - £38.30 plus tip
Straight to bed after dinner with two alarms set for 09.00.
Jodie
PART 3 HERE
