May 29 -- Arrive in London

We landed a few minutes early in London. Bonnie and I didn't sleep on the plane at all. Ed and Kay caught a few z's but not very many. We were all very tired on our arrival. Since we were at the back of the plane we were the last off, the last in line at port of entry and nearly the last to pick up our bags. But then we didn't have to wait for our bags to arrive. Melanie had arranged for a car so we found the driver got loaded up and we were off to Melanie's place.

Mel worked from home on Wednesday so she was there to greet us when we arrived. It was just wonderful to be able to give her a hug once again. Our bags were all over the sidewalk so we hustled to bring them into the house. Gave more hugs. Hauled the bags to our assigned rooms. Checked on the stuff that we brought, honey, maple syrup, bourbon, etc. Everything came in good shape. Slowly but surely each of us succumbed to taking a nap. While I took a nap, Bonnie showed Ed and Kay around neighborhood.

When they arrived "home" and Mel was done with work we went to the neighborhood pub for dinner. We had sandwiches and chips or salad for dinner. The food was excellent. For dessert we had bourbon on the rocks. Mel had her's straight up. Walked back home and tried to stay up. Slowly each of us again succumbed to the rest we all needed. All in all a pleasant but tired first day in London.