West Indies

On To Panama

With our eyes barely open, we took the midnight flight from LA to Miami. A very smooth and uneventful flight on an American Airlines 737, but you’d have to call it minimalist. No pillows, no blankets, no drinks, no meals, no snacks. Basically they turned the lights out when we took off and didn’t turn them back on until we were landing.

After flying through two consecutive nights without a day in between, we were looking forward to breakfast and sunshine in the hope of resetting our body clocks.

Arrived in Miami at breakfast time and thought it appropriate to go to TGI Fridays for some waffles and french toast.…

Off to the West Indies
Off to the West Indies

Off to the West Indies

Had a late night flight to the US for once, which is quite different, so basically we mooched around all day at home waiting. As we had lots of time, we took public transport out to the airport starting with a couple of buses to the train and the train down to South Bank where we had time for dinner at a cafĂ© in the old Expo grounds. Hard to imagine that it’s actually 35 years since we were first there for Expo 88.

Being a flight to the US, there are always more levels of security and testing than elsewhere, and you can’t just check in online.…