London or Bust!

An early rise on Tuesday morning - 4.00 am! The overnight accommodation was more than satisfactory- very clean and comfortable. 

This early hour was a blessing - missing the heavy demands that the Sydney airport was under. The domestic terminal at this hour was starting to be very busy, but fortunately the international terminal was very calm in comparison. 

The JAL flight departed at 8.15 am with a full contingent of passengers. The flight was uneventful except for the excellence of the service throughout the flight. We had a six hour layover before the flight to London. 

A schedule change had the flight leaving two and half hours early - due to a flight path change. This change took us north to Alaska, over the Arctic ice, Greenland and then entering UK airspace over the Scottish highlands. The flight landed shortly after 6 am. 

To our surprise,  entry into the UK was the simplest it had ever been - an electronic passport check, collected luggage and walked straight outside!

Still only a tick past 7 am, so an Uber to Maddie and Kevan’s to meet our granddaughter before she went off to nursery.