Round The World and other travels

A frequent flyer's collection of trip diaries

This is: A Taste of the Deep South (2013)

Eastbound by day - way to go!

ABOVE: BA F lounge at Boston

I got up shortly after 5am. Having seen to it that most of the preparations were completed the previous evening, I simply dressed, packed, used the 'Zip-out checkout' facility and walked across to Logan's Terminal E. Check-in and Security were both a breeze. I was soon in the BA First Class lounge sampling the simple pleasures of cereal, coffee and toast.

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While the all-too-typical Heathrow arrival glitch was frustrating - well what do you know, the jetty isn't working - the Terminal 5 transfer experience at this time of day was good. I negotiated the various hurdles without too much trouble and was soon enjoying the relatively novel experience of the British Airways 'F' lounge having lots and lots of empty space.

The theme continued as I eventually made my way through an unusually quiet terminal to Gate A4 - another of the unloved bus gates. At least it provided a certain sense of symmetry with Day 1 of the trip. 

(Link to flight log in side panel)

As I waited for my case at the carousel in Edinburgh, I realised that it was getting quite late for most people, yet the time change ensured that I wasn't falling asleep on my feet. I picked up my car and drove it to Edinburgh city centre where I would spend the night in a hotel in order to be effortlessly in position for work the following day. And that's where we must leave it, because although I wouldn't see home for another 18 hours, the trip effectively came to an end at this point.

Although this one had its share of travel problems, more so for Bruce than for me, it had all worked out in the end and overall, this had been another wonderfully successful trip. My first taste of the Atlantic-coast Deep South had shown me a region that was friendly, charming and absolutely packed with interest. I had seen yet another facet of the endlessly fascinating destination that is the United States of America.