So I need to finish this up. Well, the last day in Edinburgh turned into a hot mess. MrP tested positive for Covid and it hit just as we were in Holyrood Palace right near Mary Queen of Scots chambers. He had to beat a quick exit. A RAT an hour later confirmed it. He was unwell but described it as a mild flu. Sweaty, cough and fatigue. We were due to drive to Inverness the next day and leaving and staying in an Airbnb so no human interaction. Our steak restaurant was cancelled. There are no restrictions placed in UK just common sense and avoid people. So we did that. Managed the drive to Inverness slowly and in several breaks. I'd already tested negative was able to buy food etc but cooking in an Airbnb on an overseas trip was not what I'd planned. We then cancelled our bookings for various tours. Skye cancelled. Fly fishing cancelled. Outlander trip cancelled. And the weather was bitterly cold to boot while south of Scotland was having a heat wave. As mentioned we did manage to go to Culloden fields but Mr avoided the crowds but it was five days post by then. Not much walking happening for him. Too fatigued. After a few quiet days we we able to fly back to London in prep for flight home. I'm still testing negative. A week later we board The flight on QR to Adelaide via Doha. Boarded late then sat on the Tarmac for over 2 hours. We had a 90 minutes connection in Doha and only 3 flights a week to Adelaide.
Eventually we were told people had gone to the wrong terminal. It had changed that week post covid. The thing is, by waiting for numpties, this meant that everyone else on the plane had completely disrupted their journeys from Doha. The attendants knew nothing. So for 6 hours we spent an unpleasant flight (and not much i liked on the menu either) wondering the impact.
When we disembarked there were Qatar people everywhere holding up signs for all the connections and people were basically running in all directions. It was a full 380. We heard many people angry they'd missed their connections. The Adelaide flight had been held back for us now 60 minutes late. There were about 20 of us running to the gate late. I was huffing and puffing from running and clearly upset but the security guy decided that I had to be the one getting the full once over (even though I'd just got off a flight) which meant unpacking everything and had one man telling me not to touch anything in the bag and the woman next to him telling me to take everything out. Against all logic I said, so what do you want me to do? The woman then took my boarding card then turned her back to me then looked as though she was writing something on it then handed it back. Then this was examined by the check in crew. When I looked at it there was nothing written.
We were the last to board.
Anyways it was an excellent flight home and was so tired I slept for 6 hours. Never done that. Disembarked quickly and Apple tags told us our luggage had also arrived and that came out quickly. Straight through immigration. Taxi home.
There was no mention at all of needing to take a covid test anywhere at the airport. But I knew we had to so did so. Positive. Sigh. There goes another seven days. And then reached into my bag and realised I'd left my iPad in the seat on the plane. 'Find My' told me it was still at the airport when the Qatar flight left.
Now, a week later and iso done by midnight and my iPad is about to be returned. By four days out I was testing negative. No symptoms at all. Well, there was one which was tiny nose bleeds which links in with nieces experiences of Covid whacking out her INR on blood thinners. I'm on different ones but clearly covid messes with coagulation.
Wish I'd caught it in UK while we were isolating anyway but whatever. I was taking steps to avoid getting it like isolating from hubby because he seemed rather keen for me not to get it. We had two bedrooms and two bathrooms at the Airbnb. Thanks
@Denali for that tip because double beds are the norm there it seems.
The first three weeks were great, the last two - not so much. But I guess we achieved the Title of this thread hey?