At the Airport . . .

At the Airport . . . February 3, 2008

We’re sitting at Gatwick, having enjoyed what I fear may be our last healthy meal for a couple of weeks! We ate a fruit salad, a chicken, bacon and salad sandwich, and fresh fruit yogurt between us. I may be wrong, but my image of Orlando doesn’t include healthy salads being available. Tamasin is particularly worried that we may be forced to eat hot dogs all week. Henry and I just want to make sure we find a good steakhouse.

I was surprised at how I had a moment of sadness saying goodbye to the other half of my family. I have traveled so often, but this is the longest I will have been away.

Henry wrote in his first diary entry:

“Well, here we are at the airport ready for our nine-hour flight to Disney in around two hours. I think things I’m looking forward to most are seeing the shuttle take off, the spaceship simulator and swimming with dolphins.”

Tamasin meanwhile was refreshingly honest:

“So here we are at the airport waiting for the plane. Me and Hen have to do a holiday diary—how boring. I’m sitting here in Gatwick airport writing in it ‘yawn yawn’. It’s 9-51 and the plane goes at 11-40, can’t wait. The things I’m most looking forward to are swimming with dolphins and all the water parks. We’re gonna get soaked.”


Browse Our Archives