When finally we could get rid of the luggage and check in, we wandered the stores……..boarding time at 4:30. As we tried unsuccessfully to connect to the wifi(?)…..a very large black black cloud came in (4:00).
Then the lightening, thunder, rain, rain and more rain……and delayed flights. It is now 4:45 and I don’t know when we will be leaving as the ground crews are not allowed on the tarmac when the electrical storm is within 4km………..
At 6:30pm we were finally given the ok to board as the storm was more than 4km away. Had just settled in and were being pushed from the loading bay when the storm began again. About 20 minutes later, we were on our way. The first part of the flight was not bad, then some turbulence, watched some of the lights around Airlie appear and then we landed with a huge THUMP!! The captain came on to thank us for flying with Jetstar and then said “Please take care when opening the overhead bins as your luggage may have shifted, and after a landing like that it has definitely moved”!
The shuttle bus service had been at the airport for 4 hours waiting for our flight to come in. A 30 minute drive took us to our apartment. The reception was closed and the key and our voucher for a tour were in the mailbox--took us awhile to find them!! Beautiful 2 bedroom apartment (we were upgraded) with a spectacular view of Airlie. As we hadn’t had dinner, we ate a slice of toast each with peanut butter and honey, packed our gear for the morning tour and went to bed.
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| View from street of our apartment at Airlie |
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| Imagine........answer tomorrow!! |
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