Wake up time 4.00am, got organised, zipped the cases up and out of the hotel for the shuttle bus to Newark Airport.
Waiting, waiting, why don't we fill in time making a snowman. The snow had started to fall again.
Checking in for our flight, Virgin Atlantic, VS018 NEW to LHR departure 0750.
Snow everywhere and falling. Snow plough's up and down taxi ways, runways, paths. The pilot announces that the plane will need to be de-iced which will take about 20 minutes.
An experience for us all as neither of us have been on a plane that has had to be de-iced before. Obviously not much call for it in Australia but it's a standard practice in parts of the Northern Hemisphere. The plane was sprayed with an orange liquid the consistency of washing up detergent. You can just make out the cherry picker to the left of the photo where the operator used a fireman like hose to bathe the aircraft in the necessary liquid.
Picture time. Nearly ready to go and a pre-flight check and photo for the Travelling Band. The flight was good, the service good. Flight time 5 hrs and 50 mins which was quicker than usual as there were some very strong winds blowing us east.
After we were greeted by UK Customs and allowed entry we gathered our bags and made our way to the Heathrow Express train for the quick trip to Hayes and Harlington where we have booked 4 nights accommodation. Feeling pretty tired, it's been a long day and we have just lost 5 hours with the time change.
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