Dark and Cold
January 11th, 2020 , 20:03
We’re back and it’s dark and cold. Very dark. Very cold.
Last day in Sydney was mainly running around getting last minute things and sending post. We had planned to go to the Fish Market for lunch, but Joe’s ankle was bad (we did a lot of walking over the past few days) so he didn’t think he could get that far. So we ate at Mary’s – chicken and burgers.
Then back to the airport way too early. Gave us time to rearrange some packing and change clothes in an attempt to feel a bit more together. First leg of the flight was around 14 hours, then 3 hours in Doha (why we weren’t on the earlier London flight, I don’t know!), and then another nearly 7 hours to London. But I’d organised a taxi to meet us – it was really nice to come out and have someone there to take over the bags and get us home! And our bags came out quickly so we were on the way very soon after we’d landed. Hooray!
But yeah, Britain is cold and dark. And rainy. While we were circling it was lovely clear skies, so clear we could see Walthamstow Town Hall below us. By the time we’d landed and got out of the airport, it had clouded over and was grey and dreary. By the time we got near home, the skies had opened and it was pouring rain. Welcome home.
