Barcelona at last!

2 hours to drive drive from Swindon to Bristol airport ! We left at litle later than planned at 3.0 to travel the 50 miles to the airport for the first time we had booked a space at the silver car park.
Last check in 5.50 for flight to Barca 6.30. Normally just over the 1 hour drive to Bristol so anticipated arriving 4,30 giving well over an hour. I had not taken into account 1 to go a about 5 miles through Bristol, why not have gone the extra miles round M4/M5 well traffic report was severe delays on M5. Arrived at silver at 5.20 had phnoed in advance saying sorry we were running late "no problem just ask the coach transfer driver to wait 2 minutes while you park!

Linda jumped out while I drove around trying to find a space eventually on the overflow! then I didn't realise I had to check in the car! give over my keys tell them where I had parked the car. The was only one person on the desk and he was dealing with thosse checking out!!


Mean while the grumpy coach driver had gone really helpful.

Checked in gave over my keys, so why is there not a load of spaces right near the coach stop to save you dragging cases from miles away where you have to park. Then had someone just move the cars to close parking depending on when you are returning they could get stacks more cars in and more money and better customer service!

Linda had chatted up the next driver explaining we now only had 15 mins to check-in
He wa sgreat and dropped us off right outside the door, but then a problem not encountered before at Bristola queue for Easyjet check-in!

Linda spotted a free advisor and was straight in, ignoring the comments from the queue. Then another family turned up for the same flight.

Check-in efficient as usual, through security a body search for me then into departures gate number not up it was now 6.10. So time to get water and cough seeets my throat had really dried up on the journey thinking we were not going to make it.

While in Smiths, near gate 8 I couldn't believe it over the tannoy "Would passengers for Barcelona proceed to gate 8."

While waiting to be called for group B whated the distress of a young mum to be she didn't have the right parework to fly!

Eventuall after frantic calls to her midwife who promised to send a fax they let her on.

Then the flight for less time for Swindon to bristol we were in Barcelona!!!

Coach to terminal-passport control-collect luggage-through customs-met Andy & Shand-short wait for train,20 minutes journey-then even shorter walk than usual to their flat, as a new set of stairs between station and their road had been built.

Door to door took just 6.5 hours


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