…………..did we make the connection flight from Dublin to Manchester?
Yes, we did after leaving O’Hare airport in Chicago 55 minutes late we managed to touchdown in Dublin on-time due to strong tailwinds, which was the quickest I’ve gone across the Atlantic with us being in the air for 6 hrs and 10 minutes. We did have 20 minutes of taxiing at O’Hare and 9 minutes at Dublin to add to the journey though so just shy of a total of 6 hrs and 40 minutes gate to gate.
A short transfer and wait in Dublin before we were on our second flight of the day. Once we were all boarded, we pushed back from the gate then stopped! The pilot explained that the wait was due to Dublin being busy at that time of day and we were in a queue of eight planes all wanting to leave Dublin. So, yet again we were late but this time only 25 minutes and again we made time up crossing the Irish Sea and landed in Manchester on time. Even the bags were on the carousel as we got into the baggage hall. Oh dear, what a shame never mind, one of the bags had been damaged somewhere between us check in at O’Hare & collecting them in Manchester. Not long after grabbing the bags we were on our way out of the airport to be collected by Terry from Conrad’s Executive Travel and Private Hire. We’d used Conrad’s previously and were impressed with their service and cost.
Now home and I’m not being yelled at by Michele for the state of the house! Previous stints of leaving the boys at home has resulted in me being yelled at for the state that the boys have left the house in, but this time the boys had saved my ears and had spent some time keeping the house tidy 🙂
The afternoon we spent the time trying to stay awake, not that easy as we both nodded off set times for short spells.
Michele sat watching TV in bed in the evening while I watched Manchester United in the Champions’ League group stage against Valencia – big mistake as it was another lack luster game with a 0-0 draw.
Now off to sleep ready for the alarm in the morning at 05.20 and back to work.
