Back in the air

Our journey to the airport and the check-in went very smoothly but travelling during the week of a school holiday is a challenging experience. While most of the scabby wains were still sleeping in their buggies and baby seats, it was antics of their older siblings which proved challenging – and that’s not to mention the parents.

I know I have led a sheltered life but don’t think I’ve ever seen anyone in Scotland choose a bottle of Rosé with their egg and bacon breakfast roll. Still not sure what to make of the couple in the seats across from us who managed 6-7 rounds of ¼ bottles of red wine each on a 4 hour flight without moving from their seats. This shows a capacity for drink and bladder control which would impress even Jimmy C

Luckily the worst of Ophelia’s winds had passed by and our flight south was as comfortable as could be expected.

Arrived in Tenerife on time and, with four hours to kill before the La Gomera Ferry, we managed to squeeze in an excellent lunch on a fish restaurant – with a decent bottle of Albarino  -and an hour or so on a sun lounger of the beach.

We also met the other couple - Geoff & Sue who made up our tour group with three ladies who had arrived earlier still to meet – not sure we will be exchanging Christmas cards but early days.

We arrived at the Parador in San Sebastian just after 19.30 to find that we had been allocated a twin room – got switched to the last available double room in the house only to find that it was in the ‘unimproved’ wing of the hotel. With no immediate solution available, we decided to postpone the complaints till the morning and headed for a  quick shower and dinner – which was excellent .