Well, I will be soon! Just waiting to board my flight to Vancouver – the first of many! I’m filled with strange and conflicting emotions: excited at the thought of exploring so many new places, slightly apprehensive about the number of pitfalls an old codger like me might encounter and, above all, very sad to be leaving my family and friends for such a long time. I’m also a tad concerned that it seems to be non stop rain for my week in Canada. This was certainly not part of the plan! But; hey ho!
My BA experience has not been good so far. I refused to pay £93 extra for the privilege of reserving a window seat (never experienced this kind of rip off from any other airline) so I waited until 24hrs prior to take off when seat allocation is free. The BA computer, though, refused to accept my request saying I had too many flights on my ticket although I am not clear why this should be an issue when all I wanted to do reserve a seat on one flight!! I then managed to speak to a “real person” at BA but she couldn’t help either. Predictably, when I checked in at Heathrow (almost 3 hrs before departure) all my preferred seats had gone. I am confident, though, that when I get to the gate I will be bumped up to first class!
This is my first blog ever. Not only that but it’s the first time I’ve used and Apple Mac. So I’m feeling my way with all this technology and hope I don’t make a complete mess of things. Who knows, though; by the end of my journey I might have become a Blogger Extraordinaire but I’m not holding my breath!
My flight has been called so time to gulp down my Bloody Mary and I’m off.
Love you all
R
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