In Body Only…

Some may have read my comment earlier this week that I had checked in, on-line, for my return trip to Oz on Monday morning. I was delighted to find that the flight was half empty and that I could organise a complete row of seats all to myself on both flights.

Alas! The best laid plans of mice and … I arrived at Heathrow on Monday morning, checked in for the 10.50 am flight with my over-weight baggage and was informed that a flight from Singapore had been delayed due to ‘technical’ problems and, therefore, my flight was delayed. I was given a voucher for food, and finally boarded at around 2.00 pm.

I slept most of the way and arrived in Singapore at 10.30 am – one hour after my connecting flight had left, and another 11 hours to wait for the next flight.

To be fair, Singapore Airlines did me proud. I was booked into a hotel within walking distance of the airport – great room and two vouchers for lunch and dinner, fabulous food! But, my internal clock was all over the place and I slept most of the time I was waiting.

Thus, by 10.00 pm when my flight finally took off I was awake and not even a Singapore Sling and a few red wines could induce me to sleep.

I landed at 7.35 yesterday morning and have spent the intervening hours wondering whether it’s morning or evening… My body is here – but my mind is still in the clouds. 🙂