Tuesday July 11th

 A great deal has happened since the last entry...car to Heathrow at 8.00am on the Saturday. A bit of a struggle to get to the check-in--only to find that United's computers were down. A need for a longish walk to get to the men's room and back, though the legs worked. Once we were checked in, we had to walk to a wheel-chair marshaling area, where we waited for some time before our 'driver' arrived with the wheel-chair. Then off we went, with the first hurdle at Security, where all sorts of things had to be done--stuff taken from our toiletries and put in plastic bags, computer and I-pad taken out, jacket taken off....not an easy transit, but once we were through my 'driver' pushed me rapidly for what seemed like miles, with a couple of elevator trips--one down, one up--and left me at a stop for an electric vehicle, which took me to the United Polaris lounge--where I had some breakfast and a couple of hours peace and quiet, a few alcoholic drinks, and some reading--or was it crosswords? 

The wheel chair arrived to take me to the gate, and from there on all it took was about eight and a half hours to arrive in Washington, at Dulles Airport. Another wheel-chair, pushed by a youngish woman, who stayed with us through immigration and until we picked up our bags. The walk to the taxi rank was no particular problem, wheeling Joan's case, with its four wheels on the bottom.

And the cab home--surprisingly faced with an enormous back-up prior to the light where Canal Road swings over Chain bridge. Stop and go, stop and go...

And wonderful to be home...more tomorrow...