We're now waiting for confirmation that a plane has been chartered in Dubai and will be collecting us from Stansted Airport (not Heathrow) tomorrow morning, take-off hoped for at 1000 am. I can't face an early morning trip up the M1 in these conditions so I expect we will book the aiport hotel for tonight: it's right on the airport and we can walk through into check-in, which will be helpful with our luggage. If only Swan would issue the confirmation shortly, we can make our plans.
I'm the optimist, of course: John is the pessimist. He fears more snow today and that we may not be able to take off tomorrow - when we'd be stuck rather further from home than we were at Heathrow. But Stansted has been clear and is looking only for a light fall tonight, and I hope they can cope with that.
I would have taken a couple of pictures of the snow to show you, but the cameras are right at the bottom of the suitcase .... and I'm not unpacking! The birds in the garden are getting a bit desparate, even though we've managed to put out seeds and fresh water each morning. But the water freezes over very quickly and the seeds vanish by lunchtime. I hope they get by while we're away. If we're away.
Pauline is looking to travel into the UK on Thursday, to spend Christmas with Adrian and family. I hope Heathrow is clear by then, but they are certainly struggling this morning after being shut yesterday bar 5 flights out.
I've been reading Piers Corbyn this morning: he is expecting a mini-iceage by 2035, and right now that sounds a whole lot more likely than the global warming hypothesis! Do we have to suffer 20 years of getting colder, or should we move to warmer climes?
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