London one-way!

It took us longer to get to Gatwick Airport than the actual flight to Jersey! We had our packs (14kg thank you very much) strapped to our backs and navigated through the East London line, across the Jubillee Line and up the Picadilly Line to eventually get to Victoria Station where we took the Gatwick Express to the airport in half an hour. Maybe an hour and a half all together. The flight was barely 20 minutes when you take away the landing and take off time.
Not to mention the descent takes place above the ocean and the pilot has to brake fast so he doesn’t end up back in the ocean!

Gran was there to pick us up and took us back to see Pops. We spent the afternoon just talking and talking, I showed them photos of my family, my friends, and my kids.
Granny had baked muffins which we had after dinner, which was just as good as the muffins. I like it how lunch is sort of the main meal, and dinner is a light meal. It’s so bright here going back into a summer instead of winter. The sun is up at 6am and doesn’t set till 8pm.

Lija and I are staying up at Uncle Mark’s (Dad’s brother) for the week, because there’s more room, but we actually have the house to ourselves because they’ve gone on a holiday till next Tuesday. This week is long weekend with Monday being Bank Holiday. It was really nice to have our own space, spread out our belongings, have a good shower and relax in front of the TV.

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