Well it seems a life time ago but here is the story.......
the day after the wedding we headed to manchester and checked in to a hotel for the night before our early flight to gatwick all was well, taxi booked alarm call booked etc so off we went to bed my lovely wife decided she would set the alarm on her phone just in case the alarm call was forgotten so alarm set for 330am! we both slept real well after the previos days events next thing the alarm is buzzing and i jump out of bed into the shower and out again sat at the end of the bed and put on my watch wich said 230!!!!! the lovely wife had forgotten to change the time on her phone!!!!!
i was very impressed NOT!! so i got back in bed and tried to nod but o no avail so it was up and off and our adventure had started...
checked in at manchester with BA who told us they had checked our bags to transfer at gatwick so we didnt need to collect them (this started alarm bells ringing as we were told when we booked that this couldnt be done as the two airlines we were using didnt get along!)but we took there word for it and off we went
landed in gatwick shopped ,ate and toileted then headed to the gate for flight no 2 30 mins before boarding the dreaded tannoy announced we must see the virgin people which when we did told us they could only find one of our bags and they were very sorry but they would get the next one to us asap !!!
so the wife kicked off fine style and miraculously the flight was late leaving but we had our bags!!(she can be very persuasive when she gets angry)
after a great flight to orlando with no problems we collected our bags and headed to our hotel for the week which was very nice-clean tidy etc (nothing fancy but when your visiting mickey mouse time in the hotel is limited beleive me!)
and that was it 6 days at very high speed round all the theme parks did all the crazy rollercoasters which i must say was a totally different experience from last time we went BECAUSE I FIT IN THE BLOODY SEATS COMFORTABLY!!!!!
I took the wife to lunch with Mickey mouse which was a great experience you think shes smiling in the wedding photo you should have seen her face!
as we were so busy the week flew by and we were soon back at the airport awaiting a flight to jamaica for the second week of our travels the check should have told us what to expect but thought nothing of it- it was very slow the flight was full of jamaicans who only have one speed they get to the desk then slowly unpack there case to find passport , tickets etc it was very frustrating and it looked like we only had a few mins to get to the flight so we rushed and got there just in time to board - we neednt have rushed!!!! every jamaican had 5-6 hand bags and spent the next half hr cramming them into any available space then sitting down comfortably and deciding theeyed forgotten something and doing it all again!!!! it took over and to get them all organised and the flight was late by 45 mins!!
the flight went smoothly free champagne helped a little!
arrived in montego bay 5pm and found our tranfer which was a taxi(a very battered looking thing but as we found out thats due to the roads!!)
and we were on our way to runaway bay taxi driver started a conversation about driving and we would be ok in jamaica as they drive on the same side as the uk this comment brought opened mouth stares from the wife and i as both of us were gripping tight as he dodged in and out of the traffic on both sides of the road and the verge etc etc it was scarier than any of the rollercoasters in orlando belive me!!!!
towards then end of the journey the heavens opened and a shower of rain like id never seen before followed by the time we arrived at the hotel it had stopped we got out of the car to be greeted like heat wed never experienced before 35 degrees plus!!
The hotel was amazing facilities like never before all inclusive menat just that!!
our accomadation was a cottasge which consited of a octagon shaped building with a thatch effect roof one big bed roon bathroom and dressing room and THE BIGGEST BED IVE EVER SEEN!!
after the high speed week in orlando jamaica was a total contrast we ate we chilled and we drank rum until we fell asleep and then we did it all again! top resort
there were a couple of highlights one was the visitor in our cottage- a resident lizzard which was not good as (much to the amusement of the wife) i am totally phobic about lizzards and had to get someone from the hotel to try catch it and get rid as i couldnt settle or sleep this brought more hilarity as the jamaican that shifted it told us that this would indicate that there is a pregnant lady around!!!! so its decided if this is the case the child will be named lizzy or iggy!!!
the only trip we managed was to dunns river falls which is a 1000 ft waterfall that flows to the sea which we climbed from top to bottom it was amazing!!!
And then all too quickly it was over and we were on that rollercoaster ride back to the airport
and the 24 hrs of travelling ahead which to cut a long story short ended with us in manchester airport MINUS our luggage!! so the journey out was an omen and they did manage to loose it on the way back!!!
but we received it that night all intact so nothing lost just a few hours of stress to get us back in line for reality after such a wonderful time!
sorry this account went on but i wanted to put it all down so i can read it in the future because it REALLY WAS THE HOLIDAY OF A LIFETIME
be good folks
SNG
Ps normal blogging will resume now as i need to sort out the weight gain from this holiday and get some serious training under my belt for the brass minkey and then lochaber!
