Arrival in Southampton

Friday, August 29th

Uneventful flights except for terribly hard seats on American!  We had upgraded to economy comfort and did have a little extra leg room and a quiet location.  Got a decent sleep with a little help from my friend

Ambien!

View from window on way to Chicago

Arrival in Heathrow 

As we were walking towards customs, I had a little problem.  As I was walking down a short flight of stairs with my carry on, I fell down the last 3 steps and landing square on my face!  Not a pretty sight.

Cut my right hand and my mouth.  My 2 front teeth are sensitive. I guess I was really lucky that was all the damage.

Glad we had arranged transport to Southampton (Smith's for Hire).  Easy ride and I stretched out and slept on the back seat.

Went out to a pub for dinner with Shirley and John Dawson.  Enjoyed the company and the food was OK.

Then it was back to the Premier Inn to get a good night's sleep and get ready to board the Eclipse in the morning.