Wednesday, June 27
Our bags packed and loaded into the car, Dusty and Fiona drove us to the
little airport just outside Argostoli. Construction. Bedlam! The airport is
being enlarged and brought up to date to cope with additional flights from the
new airlines that now use the airport. And so with threats of confiscating the
car, and throwing Dusty in jail, we said our farewells, gave each other huge
hugs, forced back the tears, and set out on our journey back to London.
The 3 ½ hour flight was considerably delayed due to a strike/slowdown by
baggage handlers in Gatwick. But otherwise, it was a good and comfortable flight.
When we left London we also left a bag in storage
at EasiStore in Crawley. Much cheaper than at the airport! So, arriving about
1.5 hrs late, shortened our time to get through customs, pick up our bags, and
get a taxi over to the storage unit. When we went for a taxi, the organisers
told us it would be a 45 minute wait. Really!! We couldn’t believe our ears. Gatwick
is a big international airport, and they were having trouble servicing
travelers. Anyway, we didn’t have any other choice, and so waited. We noticed
many people coming to the little window where you ordered the taxi, shrugging
their shoulders, throwing their hands, out, eyes bulging, and gasping; then simply
turning away to find some alternative…a bus maybe??
We were lucky. A driver called out the name of his passenger, no response!
We quickly said we would take the cab, and the dispatcher agreed, and it was only
about 20 minutes and we were on our way. So, now we were in the middle of rush hour,
and traffic was chock-a-block!! Fortunately
we managed to phone Easistore and warn them of our dilemma. The chap kindly said
he could wait until 6:25, then he had to leave. We made it: about 6:05!!! Picked
up the bag and then drove over to the hotel. The Airport Inn. Easily the worst hotel
of the trip. Old, worn, had to pay for WiFi, food was terrible, minimal bathroom
products which were awful, and no bathmat!!! Just little things, but important to travellers.
We watched Serbia lose to Brazil at the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, ate
our lousy dinner, and went to bed.
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