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Delays and Technical Problems 14th July
The last two days seem to have been full of delays for one reason or another.
Dave kindly drove us to Heathrow but there were even longer delays than usual on the M25.
We left London late - but weren’t too bothered as we were due for a long stop-over in Abu Dhabi.
We eventually found somewhere to rest in Abu Dhabi airport that wasn’t too uncomfortable and had a meagre amount of shut-eye.
Second leg of the plane trip was half an hour late leaving, which wasn’t too bad until we were informed, thirty minutes into the journey, that there was a “small technical problem” and we would be returning to Abu Dhabi.
At least "Tiny Ted", on his first adventures abroad, enjoyed Abu Dhabi!
Three hours after arriving back we were “called” again and set off in a different aircraft.
We were pesimistic about arriving in Nairobi with enough time to catch our flight to Kisumu but ground staff were very laid back about it and we began to believe that all would be well.
Plenty of time, until we arrived at the Domestic Terminal (1) to find a notice indicating that our carrier, Fly 540, had moved operations to Terminal 2 and there was no shuttle bus in sight.
We took a taxi to the terminal (good job, as walking wouldn‘t have been the right option), arriving with ten minutes to spare, and hurried through yet more security, only to find that the Kisumu flight was delayed by thirty minutes!
Josphat was in the arrivals hall to meet us, along with Peter, his brother, and Hanifa, his girlfriend, Hanifa. How great it was to se them.
We drove to Maseno for some refreshment and a good chat.
I've been writing sort pieces daily off-line, though, so will attempt to upload them now!
Delays and Technical Problems 14th July
The last two days seem to have been full of delays for one reason or another.
Dave kindly drove us to Heathrow but there were even longer delays than usual on the M25.
We left London late - but weren’t too bothered as we were due for a long stop-over in Abu Dhabi.
We eventually found somewhere to rest in Abu Dhabi airport that wasn’t too uncomfortable and had a meagre amount of shut-eye.
Second leg of the plane trip was half an hour late leaving, which wasn’t too bad until we were informed, thirty minutes into the journey, that there was a “small technical problem” and we would be returning to Abu Dhabi.
Three hours after arriving back we were “called” again and set off in a different aircraft.
We were pesimistic about arriving in Nairobi with enough time to catch our flight to Kisumu but ground staff were very laid back about it and we began to believe that all would be well.
Plenty of time, until we arrived at the Domestic Terminal (1) to find a notice indicating that our carrier, Fly 540, had moved operations to Terminal 2 and there was no shuttle bus in sight.
We took a taxi to the terminal (good job, as walking wouldn‘t have been the right option), arriving with ten minutes to spare, and hurried through yet more security, only to find that the Kisumu flight was delayed by thirty minutes!
Josphat was in the arrivals hall to meet us, along with Peter, his brother, and Hanifa, his girlfriend, Hanifa. How great it was to se them.
We drove to Maseno for some refreshment and a good chat.
Glad you arrived safe and sound!
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