2 instructors, 2 airports, lots of hotels and even more laughs…..
Picked up Jarrod and Richard from Heathrow and Gatwick yesterday.
Woke up at 5am to set off for Gatwick to find an email from JJ to say that his flight had been delayed for three hours from the States. Couldn’t go back to sleep but dozed for a while and then set off early for Heathrow for Richard.
I could not believe the queues for customs - checked in passengers without their luggage but with their clear plastic bags were queuing back into the short stay car park. I was a bit worried about recognising Richard but wehen he finally appeared he was carry a box which had his name legible on it from a distance so no problems.
We set off for Heathrow where Richard booked a hotel room (more of this later) and I managed to leave my phone in the ladies room. By the time I realised this it had been handed to et hpolice and taken to the other end of the airport to lost property.
The police has used the ICE contact to call Nigel my husband to let him know that they had found it. Huge relief on my part as today of all days ouwl dnot have been a great time to lose touch with people.
We found Jarrod without any further problems, and set off for St John’s Wood and the medicals that they need to teach in the UK. In the car of the way there it became clear that Jarrod and Richard are good fun and this week should be a laugh.
JJ managed to use the bathroom in the clinic before he read that he would need to provide a sample so spent the whole of Richard’s appointment drinking water to catch up. Richard was so long we did wonder what they were doing to him…. I don’t think Jarrod got nervous….. 
Then off to White City to the BBC - and jokes about loose women and whipped cream (you had to be there) and finally, at the end of a long day, set off for their hotel. Which was full….
Bugger. Bit of runing around and a bit of team work (thanks Al) found a hotel which appeared to be quite nice and with them settled in I set off for home…
…and Gin
…and Chocolate.
