After visiting with our friend Barbara she drove us to T5 and we settled into the lounge for a snack and a drink prior to boarding the “Whale” aka the Airbus 380. The passenger load for the flight was just under 500 so it was bit of a zoo with the boarding so everyone was “entitled” to board first. We were on the upper deck and as it turns out despite the size of the aircraft we were in a small sub cabin of 25 seats.
The aircraft was remarkably quiet, and comfortable enough for an 11 hour flight. The food and service were pretty good, but nowhere near the levels we got from the Chinese airline we flew last year.
We landed in a warm Jo’bur on schedule at 07:10. We were out of customs with our suitcases in about 20 minutes, not too shabby. We were met by Lyn’s brother who drove us about 40 kms south to the village of Henley-on-Klip.
After a quick snooze and shower we headed out to get some of life’s essentials, wine, beer, S. African to N. American electric connector and Data SIM card.
The temperature climbed to 32C, but there was little humidity, we then spent a pleasant afternoon drinking some of life’s essentials and catching up on life since we last met.
Jet lag now calls, but hopefully a more interesting blog will appear tomorrow.
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