I can now reveal that our secret holiday is a week in Spain to surprise step dad John and his partner Marie. They are once again spending the winter in La Manga and I have lost count of the number of times they have invited me and Phil over to visit. This year we have decided to go and see them and see La Manga for ourselves. We have heard so much about the place, not just from J&M but also from Sue & Alan and Anne & Jim.
We were awake at 3am this morning, far too early but I needed a bucket full of tea to wake myself up. It was almost quarter to five by the time we left the caravan which was a little later than we had planned. Phil had programmed the sat nav in for Birmingham airport and it took us all round the back roads before finally directing us on to the M6. As you would expect, the roads were quiet at that time of the morning and we made it to the long term car park within the hour. It was drizzling and horrible and we were glad we didn't have to wait too long for the courtesy bus to take us to the main terminal.
We were flying with Monarch Airlines, not our favourite airline but actually check in was straight forward with no queues. We had only had the one bag to check in so once we got boarding passes it was straight through customers and into the departure lounge. Enough time to grab a coffee, a newspaper, a sandwich and I also treated myself ot a bottle of Angel. We boarded the plane at 7.00am and amazingly our flight left on time with no delays whatsover.
The flight was uneventual and took just a couple of hours. I am writing this blog from Alicante airport where we have a couple of hours to wait. The reason being is that Sue is also flying out to La Managa but her flight was from Stansted. We met Sue & Alan through my step-dad and Marie which is also how we came to meet Anne & Jim and Kay. Kay has been brilliant at sorting out this surprise visit , phoning both me and Sue and she has also sorted out our accommodation. Sue will be staying with Kay in her little campervan but we have our very own caravan with a sea view.
Kay phoned me to say that John had asked if he could accompany her to the airport to collect Sue and our plan is to suprise him in the arrivals hall where he and Kay will be waiting for Sue to come out. That's the plan, but of course there is a chance that it will all go tits up because Phil and I will somehow have to make ourselves scarce otherwise the surprise will be ruined. We will give it a go. I can't wait to see his face. I'm tempted to go to the bar for a beer but I think we are out for a meal tonight so best save myself for that. In the meantime, I have checked the flight information and Sue's flight seems to be on time. So far so good. Just need now to get me a broadband connection now so that I can publish.
We were awake at 3am this morning, far too early but I needed a bucket full of tea to wake myself up. It was almost quarter to five by the time we left the caravan which was a little later than we had planned. Phil had programmed the sat nav in for Birmingham airport and it took us all round the back roads before finally directing us on to the M6. As you would expect, the roads were quiet at that time of the morning and we made it to the long term car park within the hour. It was drizzling and horrible and we were glad we didn't have to wait too long for the courtesy bus to take us to the main terminal.
We were flying with Monarch Airlines, not our favourite airline but actually check in was straight forward with no queues. We had only had the one bag to check in so once we got boarding passes it was straight through customers and into the departure lounge. Enough time to grab a coffee, a newspaper, a sandwich and I also treated myself ot a bottle of Angel. We boarded the plane at 7.00am and amazingly our flight left on time with no delays whatsover.
The flight was uneventual and took just a couple of hours. I am writing this blog from Alicante airport where we have a couple of hours to wait. The reason being is that Sue is also flying out to La Managa but her flight was from Stansted. We met Sue & Alan through my step-dad and Marie which is also how we came to meet Anne & Jim and Kay. Kay has been brilliant at sorting out this surprise visit , phoning both me and Sue and she has also sorted out our accommodation. Sue will be staying with Kay in her little campervan but we have our very own caravan with a sea view.
Kay phoned me to say that John had asked if he could accompany her to the airport to collect Sue and our plan is to suprise him in the arrivals hall where he and Kay will be waiting for Sue to come out. That's the plan, but of course there is a chance that it will all go tits up because Phil and I will somehow have to make ourselves scarce otherwise the surprise will be ruined. We will give it a go. I can't wait to see his face. I'm tempted to go to the bar for a beer but I think we are out for a meal tonight so best save myself for that. In the meantime, I have checked the flight information and Sue's flight seems to be on time. So far so good. Just need now to get me a broadband connection now so that I can publish.
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