The ship docked in Oslo at 7 a.m. We
were up before 6 a.m. And went up for breakfast at 6:15 a.m. Back in
the cabin, we gathered our carry-on stuff, and left at 7:15 a.m. for
the Schooner Bar on Deck 6 to get off the ship with Group 4.
After a short wait, the group went down
to Deck 1 to debark, gather our luggage, and find the bus to the Oslo
airport. This was very disorganized – they had a list but didn't
assign persons to a bus, and we stood in several lines but the
baggage holds filled up and we were shunted to another. We finally
got on the 5th bus to the airport, which left at 8:30 a.m.
It got there just after 9 a.m.
At the airport, we checked in at
British Airways, received our boarding passes, and then were told to
wait until 11:20 a.m. For someone to escort us through security and
take us to the gate with Linda in the wheelchair. We objected, and
they brought a wheelchair for me to push so that we could shop and
get to the gate early. The plane was on time, and we were off to
London shortly after the 12 noon scheduled departure. We arrived in
London at 1:30 p.m., and they had a wheelchair for Linda waiting, and
we were escorted through the maze to immigration and security and
then to the train to go to our gate for San Diego. We were able to
do a little shopping too.
The British Airways flight to San Diego
boarded and left on time, at 3:05 p.m. Linda had an empty seat next
to her which was handy since the lady in the seat in front of her
wanted to recline her seat which hindered Linda from moving. I
finished my Stuart Woods book, ate dinner, and then tried to watch
movies (none were worth watching) and TV (ditto) and eventually dozed
off for an hour or two. We had a snack over Salt Lake City, and
landed at San Diego on schedule at 6:15 p.m.
The immigration line was long, but we
had our baggage and called Barbara at 7:05 p.m. She picked us up
soon after, and we stopped in Chula Vista for a quick dinner at El
Pollo Loco. Then we were home around 8:15 p.m.
I unpacked my suitcase, but Linda got
in bed quickly. I turned on the computer, and read my 770 new email
messages until 10 p.m. Then I went to bed. Whew.
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