mandymouse,
we are also flying out with Virgin on the 12.30 flight, how about you?. Kicking off the holiday with a night at the Ramada Plaza in Gatwick and taking advantage of twilight check in - starting to get cabin fever now. Will pack on Saturday and have a lazy Easter Sunday (but coooking a fairly big meal). Then its off on Monday lunchtime for the drive to Gatwick and hopefully straight to check in before we check in at our hotel.