Friday 9th November 2018 - 'Home James'
We got up early, despite MAC's grumbling. I was concerned about the airport shuttle which seemed rather small and there were warnings about the fact that if it was full you would have to wait 20-30 minutes for the next one. So we were down in the lobby and checked out on a cold morning at 7.30 a.m. and the next shuttle was nearly full when it arrived but we managed to get on it with our bags.
The trip to the airport was longer than we thought but we arrived at Terminal 1 after about 10-15 minutes and went to check in. We were reminded about getting to the gate early to allow for MAC's 'random check'. After check-in we went to the VIP lounge allowed by our Priority Pass from UNFCU. The lounge was huge and very comfortable with all sorts of food and drink available. It looked out over the airport which, this morning was bathed in sunlight.
After spending an hour or so there, we made our way to the gate which was some distance away in the 'A' section. MAC went off for her 'random check' which was uneventful and we soon boarded ahead of time.
The flight left very promptly and was pretty comfortable. The pilot advised there was 'unforecasted turbulence' on the usual route and thus took a more southerly route to avoid this. The flight was, anyway on time and relatively turbulence free.
JFK had one of its better days and we were through Customs and Immigration very quickly and by a miracle our bags came out of the conveyor very swiftly.
We stepped out into the cold, windy and wet New York weather but our Carmel driver was waiting so we were soon on our way, through heavy Friday traffic, to home and our cats.
It had been a very successful journey home with no problems, these days, that is a 'win'.
The trip to the airport was longer than we thought but we arrived at Terminal 1 after about 10-15 minutes and went to check in. We were reminded about getting to the gate early to allow for MAC's 'random check'. After check-in we went to the VIP lounge allowed by our Priority Pass from UNFCU. The lounge was huge and very comfortable with all sorts of food and drink available. It looked out over the airport which, this morning was bathed in sunlight.
After spending an hour or so there, we made our way to the gate which was some distance away in the 'A' section. MAC went off for her 'random check' which was uneventful and we soon boarded ahead of time.
The flight left very promptly and was pretty comfortable. The pilot advised there was 'unforecasted turbulence' on the usual route and thus took a more southerly route to avoid this. The flight was, anyway on time and relatively turbulence free.
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| Our slightly southerly diversion across the Atlantic to avoid turbulence |
JFK had one of its better days and we were through Customs and Immigration very quickly and by a miracle our bags came out of the conveyor very swiftly.
We stepped out into the cold, windy and wet New York weather but our Carmel driver was waiting so we were soon on our way, through heavy Friday traffic, to home and our cats.
It had been a very successful journey home with no problems, these days, that is a 'win'.
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