Saturday : Our Alphabet Trip is coming to a close.
Spent the morning at the rooftop pool watching the world go by.
We had checked in for QF30 online and by early afternoon took a taxi with crazy "Uncle" who thought nothing of doing 140 kmh in his red Toyota Crown along N Lantau Highway!
Possibly a travel mistake here;
I had booked mobility assistance online with Qantas and email said get to the airport early - we were too early it seems and had to wait 2 hours for Qantas counter J to be staffed.
Even then, wheelchair was not available until 2 hours before our flight.
With Mr Flyfrequently itching to get to the Lounge to watch Carlton (lose) on TV, I took one for the team and hobbled through Passport Control and Security.
Fortunately the Lounge is relatively close by at gate 6, just a short walk and up the escalator.
My efforts at a "lounge crawl " were severely hampered by my shabby foot and only managed to go next door to The Deck, which I found to be quite underwhelming.
The Qantas Lounge is impressive, bright and fresh. It was empty upon arrival at 4 pm but filled up quickly with QF128 pax.
We were looked after very well by the staff, Jennifer in particular who kindly kept me "hydrated"
!
I suspect there may have been a few WP/ P1 as they were getting a personalised guided tour by the Lounge Manager.
We were happy to sit back and just relax.
The plate of the day, beef in black pepper sauce, and a simple meal of rice, char sui and choy did the trick and of course dessert was a must try
Having read some AFF reviews of onboard meals, very glad we ate in the Lounge.
Promptly my chariot arrived at 8.30 pm and off to gate 27.
Boarding was on time and departed only a few minutes late.
We waved good bye to our new found Sydney friends still in the Lounge, they had a significant delay, not even sure QF128 left that night.
After
CX and
KLM , sad to say I was disappointed with
QF.
PDB
PJ's
and that is about it.
My gift to CSM was warmly received and the cabin crew ( bar one, our FA) came around to say thankyou.
I can only surmise she was keen to get home and put us all to bed.
Arrived on time, chariot ready, bag took awhile but happy to see it come off the carousel as we parted company at Schipol some 56 hours earlier!
(And again thanks
@RooFlyer for your
tips!)