I've learned a lot in a year. Thankfully, I learned from my last big exit from the UK, to get certain stuff done in plenty of time to keep stress levels down around the final evening and morning of the flight. With all my packing complete, I just had odds and ends to organise on my final Saturday evening.
I visited Lakeside & Grays, where the Christmas shopping public was out making the roads and the shopping experience the pits! I was glad to be outta there. A quick visit to say g’bye to the Norringtons, then I was like Chris Rea – ‘Drivin’ home for Christmas’! I arrived home for dinner with my family and unexpectedly, it was Christmas dinner with festive trimmings to make up for this, my 2nd consecutive Christmas away from home. Thanks mum!! Dad then dug out some old-skool family slides as we drank wine and enjoyed the evening together.
Emotional goodbyes are becoming far too common in my life right now, and saying goodbye to Megan, Sian and Grandma kicked off this trips tearful farewells. In the morning, it was mums turn, as Tim drove dad and I to Gatwick’s North Terminal. A Sausage bap, cup of tea then the three of us were saying good bye too.
Up on Emirates flight EK012, I had a huge and tasty lunch as I worked my way through the movie list on my way to Dubai and my short 1 day stopover before heading back to Sydney.
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