Tube ticket - the start of the journey
The day of departure...
"After last minute panic packing and repacking to ditch some gear (I was slightly drunk when I packed Friday night!) I still had a very heavy rucksack and travel bag, and had luggage! It was very hard work getting to Leyton station and I thought I was going to be injured by the load on my right shoulder at this point.
Left letter for Helen.
Went via Oxford Circus as tube was not too busy. Got to Heathrow - no idea which terminal!
No info points/people so I guessed at Terminal 2.
Eventually asked someone (not an official) and found it was 'probably' terminal 3!
108 degrees turn around.
Met Brian at the PIA desk.
Had 2 last beers then checked in.
Cool chap put us on top deck of 747 - old business class - excellent seats and leg room.
Video services were not working and we had got talking to a Pakistani chap called Jeffery. He asked a stewardess who was handing out blankets why it was not working.
Stewardess 'System is not working'
Jeffery 'Humph... are blankets working?!'
Made us laugh anyway...
Now just over half way. Little chance of sleep.
Time 1:20 am Pakistan time...
Footnotes:
Having planned the trip with Simon for a few weeks I decided the bast way to pack for the trip would be the night before I flew out after a few beers... not a great plan, but that is what happened...
Note to self - always check your terminal before you get to the airport - as you can see, I was not a seasoned traveller at this point in time...
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