Time really is fleeing here.
I have collected my ticket for my trip to the UK and I am now booked on the 03.40 Qatar Flight from Karachi to Manchester on 21st June, which is just over 9 weeks away!! I have decided to treat myself on this flight as it totals around 10 hours so I am flying Business Class for the first time.
Now when my beloved godson reads this he will be saying, ‘yeah but what about when you took my business class ticket from Rekjavik to New York’. Now there is a story here which I feel needs to be told from my side before Thomas, twists it to his own ends!!
When Thomas was 18 we went to New York for a long weekend to celebrate. This involved us flying via Iceland (the tickets were cheaper) and this gave us the chance to spend one night in this fascinating and beautiful country. We even had chance to swim and bathe in the Blue Lagoon, which is a thermal spring. This was one of the most amazing places I have ever been and totally relaxing.
Now for reasons to boring to go into we were late in arriving at the airport for our flight onto New York. The result being that the flight was overbooked and we were told that we won’t get seats until they could unload two passengers. We were even offered a very generous incentive to stay another night in Iceland, which we would have taken if we hadn’t had tickets booked for the Lion King on Broadway.
This state of affairs ‘slightly’ stressed me out and I had visions that the whole weekend going ‘pear shaped’! When we were finally were given tickets one was in row 4 and one in row 7. Now on the way up from London the seats on Icelandair were somewhat narrow, and me being not so narrow, the journey had been rather uncomfortable. I worked out that the seat in role 4 would be in business class and hence would have wider seats, so I pulled the seniority card and claimed that seat, even though technically the boarding card did have Thomas’ name on it! So now when he tells the story it begins with the statement, ‘Oh, yes that was the time Michael stole my Business Class seat.’!!
Well this time the seat is definitely mine and as school was paying some of the costs I decided that the upgrade was a treat I wanted to give myself.
The last week or so has been very hectic, and I have found myself feeling quite tired. We are currently working on staffing for next year and in an ideal world we are looking to recruit two new members of staff. Unfortunately, this is not an ideal world and Pakistan is, for some reason I don’t understand, not a first choice destination for teachers!! So, if anyone out there is looking for a teaching post, and fancies a couple of years in this fantastic and wonderful city, get in touch and I will give you more details.
Outside of school it has been a quiet few days, I have got home from school and not really had the energy or inclination; unfortunately, this has left me floundering about 4 miles of the coast of Dover!! I do however, intend to keep going with my ‘cross channel swim’ and complete it before I leave for my summer break.
Just a word on the summer, could someone please ensure that the temperature is turned up in the UK before I arrive?!?! I have just spoken to my mother and she tells me that last night when my step father was taking my aunt and uncle to Manchester airport it was snowing!! It is now in the early 30’s here and the AC is running, by the time I leave it could be knocking on 40 degrees, and I fear that my blood has thinned out, so if some could arrange for a warmer summer I would be very grateful…
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As I sit reading this, the temperature I am sure is really high, however, it is only by way of really good central heating. It is so so so cold right now it makes my head hurt. It is windy and wet and miserable. Roll on summer! Do hope it gets warmer soon. Looking forward to seeing you, the weeks seem to be flying by now, got my outfit today, going into hospital on Mon for my foot op,so had to get all sorted before then. Got the ribbon for round the cake too, so all systems go when you get here. Love the thought of business class, Bill says thats the only way we would get him on a plane now, although now he loves his motorhome so much we don't need planes.
We're still waiting for the sun to make some sort of appearance here! Will you be visiting Great houghton when you return to the UK? It would be good to see you. Enjoy the rest of your day. David & Rachel.
Having just returned from the half of the world in summertime, I can say that the UK is NOT WARM. In the slightest. The sun appeared earlier today but it still wasn't warm - I remember taking off in Karachi and it being 30+ on the tarmac outside. Unfortunately I don't think you can expect anywhere near that when you return ...
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