It's always a little bit stressful in the run up to a 'foreign adventure', and the preparations for this weekend's trip Stateside are no different! I'm not sure it helps that I keep getting emails sent to me reminding me when my flight is, what there is to do at Heathrow airport and that I have actually got some hotels booked in New York (well Newark really) and Washington D.C.!
For a couple of reasons I'm trying to do my 'weekend away' with hand luggage only. Firstly, I don't want to have to drag too much stuff around as I have to get from Newark to La Guardia Airport which isn't that straight forward and involves a few different types of transport. But the most significant reason is that I've been spooked by some horror stories involving mega-long waits for luggage when returning to Heathrow Terminal 4. I've experienced first hand the zoo that the baggage reclaim area can be, and I'm sure it will be at it's most chaotic on a Bank Holiday Monday evening when loads of people are returning from their short breaks.
The hand luggage 'challenge' isn't as straightforward as it should be especially with the current restrictions imposed by BAA and the TSA on liquids etc. I've got my little clear plastic bag rammed full of travel sized toiletries and I'm also counting on the hotels I'm staying at to have decent shower gel and shampoo.
Anyhow I've done the online check-in thing and I think I've managed to snag some decent seats -- not quite an exit row, but the bulkhead. I'm counting on the fact that people with babies will either travel on earlier flights, on Saturday, or not at all. Therefore the fact that I'm in the bassinet 'row' shouldn't be a problem (fingers crossed).
Time to double check I've remembered every thing........
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