Home Again

Monday morning we had a 40-minute window before we had to check out and wait for the shuttle to arrive, so we went to our “regular” coffee shop, the Coffee Bean for a latte. We were also able to buy a gift that we’d been waiting to find: better late than never – I was really pleased that we found it.

Graham found the gate lounge very difficult again, so although I’d been planning to get him to walk down the gangway, I ended up getting him into a wheelchair again.

Once on board we had the lovely service that you get on Hawaiian: amazing food and beverage service whenever you want it. I was very relieved that none of the babies in the gate lounges ever ended up in our cabin – it would have been extremely difficult for Graham to cope with baby screams all flight. The staff are all so friendly and happy: we can thoroughly recommend Hawaiian from all aspects of the flight.

This last, long flight was very difficult. Graham was awake and not in a good place all the way until one hour out of Sydney, when he finally fell asleep. Hence I got no sleep! We were blessed to have a lovely flight attendant whose assistance I asked for on a couple of occasions; I found out towards the end of the flight that she was praying for us most of the time with our difficulties. We had the loveliest conversation: such a blessing!

We arrived home to a very nice selection of wine and cheese which Nani and Robert, our house sitters had waiting for us. I was into my second wind at that stage and we sat and chatted for quite a while. Muffy was, of course, delighted to see us, and even Alaska showed most un-catlike attention to us both. Nani and Robert headed off this morning (Wednesday) very early and we settled into a day of unpacking.

So, here endeth the tale. Thanks for your interest in reading my little blog and for sharing in the trip: I hope you've enjoyed it.