New Adventure

I got back from walking part of the Pennine Way at 2pm on Wednesday, had a couple of hours to unpack one bag and repack another then off to have tea with Mandy and the kids before Mandy drove us down to the Travelodge at Heathrow.

We got to bed at midnight and up again at 6.  After parking the car (confusion over the name of the car park made us think we were in the wrong place), we were directed to the self-service check in, which would not accept our passports!, so we had to check in the old-fashioned way with the desk clerk printing our labels etc.

We had breakfast in the airport, boarded our flight and, despite being delayed for an hour by slow baggage handling and missing our slot, we got to Helsinki almost on time!

The 9 hour flight to Hong Kong was a bit tedious, they served complimentary dinner and breakfast, which I was not expecting. FInnair also has flight cameras on the top and under the plane, so you can watch the plane landing as if you are wing walking!

Our 13 hours in Hong Kong has been spent walking around in the heat and humidity, catching taxis and funiculars to the Peak where we had lunch in a glass sided restaurant overlooking the whole of Hong Kong and unsuccessfully shopping for a new iPhone for Ax.  Now back in the airport waiting for connecting flight to Australia!