Perth, Singapore and then London!

Just what you want to hear about - all the grizzles and carry-on from such a long boring flight - so I'll skip the boring bits...

Well, after all the debarcle of weight limits, it was a massive relief to finally get the gear checked in!
A final ‘breakfast’with mum, Dad n Charity, the awkward goodbyes, and off to Perth it was. Had it sunk in yet? Did it feel real? Nope. And it still doesn’t!

My last pub meal in Australia was at whatever pub Keri took me to in Perth for lunch. Outside in the beer garden, 22C and nothing but sunshine! Aussie as ever! Lovely stuff, but will miss it for sure!

As for the rest of the trip, the inside the aircraft stuff is all pretty much the same as usual in ’cattle class’ or economy as it’s usually called - a couple of crying kiddies scattered about the cabin, with one doing a bit of projectile vomitting over two rows! Neat trick that one! The usual small group of rowdy drunks for the Perth/Singapore flight, nice that they were in my row too.

As for me, well it was either reading or listening to music and attempting to sleep. Even managed to get several hours in a row of it too! Checked out 2 movies while I was at it - The Flying Scotsman and 300. Unfortunately, while I enjoyed the Flying Scotsman, it did leave me pining for my bike (not for fjords), so it’ll be a long wait til Wednesday week when it arrives, and I can’t wait!

And cheers to Paul for the complimentary Qantas Club pass, which gave me a few free beverages and some time out in the Qantas lounge in Singapore!

Herbie in Singapore

Heathrow customs was a breeze to get through. At 5.30am we were the only flight being processed, and i was on the tube again by 6.30am.

Arriving at the backpackers at around 7.30am was pretty easy until they told me that check-in was at 1pm and reception (including the luggage room) didn’t open til 8am - hence the last post being written from the common room.

8.30 and it was off for a wander about London to fill in the time til 1pm. Breakfast at a cafe just off Trafalgar square to watch some guy get arrested. I’d been warned about the standard of food in London, but i hadn’t expected what i had that morning! No wonder there’s an obesity issue here!! Then again, considering the number of cyclists I saw there should be less of an issue...

At least London appears to be cyclist friendly!

Anyway, a coffee and I settled in with a magazine to read and watch the passers by. A text message or few later with Maryanne, and she joined me for another coffee and a catch up. This included a wander back to Leicester square and lunch, while chatting away the whole time. By the time we finished, check-in was well and truly open!

A brief wander back through Piccadilly and Regent St served as an evening time-filler and so ended the day...