Filling in some gaps in Spain, a Greenland cruise and I'm getting a tattoo!

[RooFlyer]

Maybe, maybe not.

Interesting! But what I meant by ‘proper stuff’ were the pipes and drums as opposed to a ceremonial guard.

 

[RooFlyer]

One last stop. Another guy I'm researching is an avaricious Scot, Andrew Geils, some-time fill-in Lieut Gov of VDL in the 1810s. His family seat was in Dunbarton, on the Clyde west of Glasgow, so I stopped and found his grave.



There used to also be the grant house, at the unfortunately named Dumbuck, but last year it suffered two fires a couple of weeks apart and has since been demolished and the site to be redeveloped. The locals suspect involvement of developer owners ...

Lastly, to the Dakota Hotel at Ferrymuir, abt 20 mins from Edinburgh Airport. I hadn't heard of the Dakota chain, but this one is pretty good and I'd recommend it.





From Google street view.

 

[RooFlyer]

Next morning

BA1443 dep EDI 11:25 arr LHR 13:00
1D, A320, Alaska miles redemption

The BA louge at EDI leaves a lot to be desired. Crowded, very noisy (school holiday kids) and the food options aren't stellar.





Black pudding is a minor redemption, but no idea what the stuff on the right is



The booze selection was stellar!



After an hour or so I got sick of the lounge and decamped to outside and I contemplated on EDI. Its crowded, old, dirty and in the running for my least favourite airport.



Boarding called and it was a couple of flights down to the tarmac, then up again to the plane, where you couldn't help noticing the airbridge, right there ...



Typical Eurobusiness



I am impressed that BA hand out menus for these short hops



I just had the greek salad, which was mostly lettuce and b-all fetta.

 

[RooFlyer]

Into LHR and about 4 hours to kill.

BA First lounge again and - like last time, but I didn't mention it - it smells of curry, even as you enter.

Gate wasn't announced until abt 30 mins before departure, notwithstanding Flighty app showed the inbound parked about 30 mins earlier.

BA820 dep LHR 16:20 arr CPH 19:15
A319, 5D, Alaska miles redemption

This flight started badly and went downhill. First they said full flight and groups 3 and 4 must gate check their carry-on.

Boarding was silly, no, stupid. They call 'Group 1 for preboarding'. Which means you scan your BP and then wait just there. Crew arrive late.



Then stop/start on boarding, down escalator. Held at the bottom of the escalator. Go again, then held at the plane door.

Held at the bay for abt 10 mins before pushback. Afternoon tea served.



Arrive CPH, easy immigration, then to bag carousel. Nice benches



The the fun began - not. After abt 10-15 mins at the carousel, I got an e-mail from BA saying sorr, some bags may have been left at BA. We'll contact you further if you are affected. This was almost immediately followed by an indistinct PA that mentioned out flight. I asked someone - said ALL bags were left at Heathrow and we have to see Menzies. WTF?

Walk quickly and join the queue at Menzies to put in a report. Couple of people around me very upset that they carry-on, which was forcibly gate-checked were still at Heathrow.

How do you not load ANY bags onto a flight? There has obviously not been any further comms from BA.

Bags got flown in later that night and mine was delivered to my airport hotel about noon the next day.

 

[tgh]

I have an unrequited desire to see some family graves, lowland Scotland, Poland, and of all places Crete
Sadly it will remain on a (fairly small) list of misses.
I would suffer great anxiety being separated from my carry on; what might they say if you argue it contains life saving essential medical stuff ??

 

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what might they say if you argue it contains life saving essential medical stuff ??

They would say carry it with you. And really the guy should have.