Beez to Gatwick
Beez Neez now Chy Whella
Big Bear and Pepe Millard
Fri 1 Jun 2018 22:57
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Beez to Gatwick Airport
 We woke tired after travelling back
from China but Bear lead the charge, preparing
to reattach the stern platform. I sorted, sewed and kept out of
mischief.
  I not only got to
assist but got prime position inside the back lazarette. I was the nut holder, do stop
tittering........One day the stern platform, the next the upper platform and the
next Beez stinger (the Hydrovane), she really is
coming together now. Still a long list for when we get back from the UK at the
end of September.
 Beginning to look like bathing in Sikaflex.
  Dollops of the stuff. A happy-looking worker.
  One sadness this week was finally
deciding to give up on my beloved, very soft boiled eggs. I can get away with
hard boiled but runny Aunt Ett’s have had to come to an end. I don’t mind as I prefer the firmer sort. Bless. We
can still enjoy egg events but they will probably be
appreciated in the saucepan.
 Position of the
week..........
 New, shiny cockpit and bilge pump
drain through-hull fittings.
  31st May 2018. The week has flown by.
This morning we jumped up, cleaned the fridge, made Bear’s sandwiches, tidied
and vacuumed, hair and beard trim and showers. Taxi arrived and we said farewell
to a girl who is looking shinier and more like
herself.
   On the two
o’clock bus to KL which seemed to go on its own course, very different to
the norm and it was gone seven before we arrived at the airport. The rainy season arrived with teeth two weeks ago. We have had
thunder, lightning and heavy rain each day. Easy through airport stuff and there
we were sitting on a brand new aeroplane, still
raining.
  A nearly full flight on an A350-900, but not as big as the
girl we had to wait in line behind before take off.
 Quite amusing as we took off, it
looked as if we were going the wrong way, until we
bumped through the clouds. On each bulkhead were quite big screens that kept
flashing through the flight information, quite bright........and wearing when
the overnight flight was dark and quiet save for the flashing.
   10,615
kilometres in thirteen hours, settled above the
clouds and we knew which direction Mecca
was.
 Heading to
Europe.
  This morning, on the left a full moon, tiny but full. On the right, a bright sunrise.
 Twenty seven hours after leaving Beez
we were settled in our digs at Gatwick North. We are flying to Antigua on the morrow for a proper holiday before
our three month visit to family and friends.
ALL IN ALL VERY EXCITED TO BE
GOING ON HOLIDAY
A VERY BUSY AND SUCCESSFUL
WEEK |