Well a short final post before packing and heading to the airport.
At
times like this it is natural to look back and evaluate the trip.
Specifically thinking about what I would do differently if I were to
ever do it again. The size of my hand luggage was if anything a smidgen
too big. So yes you can travel all you like on one hand luggage. The
luggage was my home made design and for the most part worked well
although my belt was too narrow to be a comfortable strap. That will
probably get reworked before I use it again. I'm not much of a swimmer
but a number of times on this trip I went swimming. The first time I
borrowed some trunks the second I actually bought some used ones in the
market. Next time I'll just bring my own. Finally what I really regret
is not buying a cheap notebook computer. My main reasons for not doing
so in the first place was fear of breakage and theft. Instead I bought
an old palm with a folding keyboard. The keyboard quit working after two
months so the palm was pretty much worthless. My own computer that had
photo editing software that I knew how to use and something I could
compose on would have been nice. Oh well not too much of an issue. Oh
yea and I would have thrown some clear packing tape on the back foil of
my cough drops since a number have come open and are sticky. Small
stuff.
Tonight at 11:30pm I fly to London. I have 4h and 25min layover
and then directly to Dallas. I will land in what is being billed as
potentially the biggest civil servant strike in 30 years. British
Airways site seemed to indicate that since I don't have to go through
security again it should not be an issue........yea, expect me when you
see me. Thankfully I don't have to be anywhere at any certain time.
So in a few hours I will finally be down to no keys, no cell phone
and no wallet. There's a certain freedom in that. The wallet got horse
traded away yesterday sweetening the deal in the curio market. I like to
think I got a good deal.
See you on the flip side. Leon
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