By 5:00 AM we had checked out and were riding the Piccadilly Line to Terminal 2 at Heathrow. We thought the Earl’s Court area a super choice for our stay, with a solid range of nearby amenities (ie. Grocery, Coffee, Convenience, Pubs) and great transportation links via the Earl’s Court Tube Station. Took lines North, East & West of the little hub! 👍
Flight was loaded on time, but in reality left gate about 25 mins late. We were surprised to find ourselves in the first seats of Zone 3… huge leg room for the longer flight home. AC did us a solid in both directions… so that’s pretty fun! Once again, a good meal and loving the ability to text in flight ✈️. Did a little reading, had a hard time napping, so it was a bit of a slog (5:45 hrs in air). That said… small price to pay for an awesome visit abroad!
Arrival was very close to 12:15 PM… that putting us about a 3/4 hr ahead of schedule. We disembarked fairly quickly and off through CBSA for declaration. We brought nothing back (not even duty free). I had filled out our info on the ArriveCan App so that saved a few clicks before customs. Of course, with no checked bags we breezed through there and were the first folks of the flight to enter arrivals area. Then off to arrange parking payment through the Alt Halifax (discounted with Alt Package) and east to Antigonish.
Over the next few days we’ll gather our thoughts in regard to this run abroad and post on the reflections page. For now it’s getting home and settled for Monday morning! Cheers…
Wow! You guys had an amazing adventure! Spirit of the West song “Home for a Rest” comes to mind!
Absolutely… touched down in Hlfx at 12:15PM. Making our way home. To your point… the mattress on Cloverville Rd is gonna feel pretty darn good 👍. Hope that you enjoyed the blog… maybe Athens will be on a “hit list” to visit someday. See you soon I’m sure. Chris & Janie…
Yes, you had an amazing trip! Loved seeing all the beautiful areas you visited and explored! Hopefully you’ll have a wood stove going soon too! ;)
Thanks for commenting along the way! We left very little on the table from our original plan. All that’s left is to settle up with the banker 😉 and we can call Athens ’25 a done deal. And yes… soon time for a spring camp trip for sure. I’ll keep you in the loop on that. Chat soon… Chris & Janie
Glad you both enjoyed some great adventures across the pond. Loved reading about food experiences, haunts you visited and the steps along the way!
Take care and hi to Janie !
We had so much fun! Monday may be a bit rugged at the schoolhouse with time change woes but we’ll do our best! Thnx for following along… loved hearing from you while making our way around Athens / London. I’ve always said the sign of a good trip can be measured by being glad to get home. We were ready… left it all on the table for about 9 Days! Chat soon Andrew… Chris & Janie
I enjoyed reading your reflections on this trip… as always it is a nice way to round up and organize your thoughts on all aspects of travel. Thank you for taking us along on this one! I look forward to see what you two get up to next!
So glad to share the time abroad! It’s all a bit “nerdy”, but I think it works for us 👍. Just looking through and seeing that we’ve built quite an index of places & spaces. Maybe we can think of it as a more involved family album 😂. As always… thanks for your wonderful notes ♥️!