Left our house at 5am, temperature -4c. All week they had been reporting problems on the route we use to Gatwick. Sailed through and arrived at Valet Parking at 6.30!

Plane left 1pm, only flight that day and it had 150+ passengers.

Captain announced that we had arrived at 5.40, at hall they had changed it from last year and we went right to queue for imagration. US passport holders went left to use machines.

We were near the front of line so it didn't take too long to go through. I wish they would send the officers on a training programme, ours was dour to start with but soon mellowed and wished us a happy holiday as we left. Some of them make you feel quilty because you regularly come over when as a holiday destination they should be encouraging us to come.

We took our cases with us on train but sent the golf clubs through.

We both have paper licences which I believe will not work on the new self service kiosk. We went straight to garage, showed our Alamo reservation confirmation to clerk and was sent to the Compact line where quite a few cars were waiting. Most of them were Nissan hatchbacks but we managed to find two Hyundai Elantra. I look for cars with zappers and boot openers and he for a boot to hide his golf clubs.
Our paperwork shows us leaving garage 6.54pm so I think we made good timing.

OH had all the luggage in his car as I was stopping off to get the basics. We leave the airport via South Access road and then go on 417. It was dark and unfortuneatly there's road works near to 417 turn off. Not good for someone who's tired. Quite a bit of traffic
around so I got a few flashes for having to change lanes. I still wasn't sure if I was going right way on 417 so asked at the toll, I think I made her day!

The tolls are now 1.50 and 75c at OBT.

Quick stop at Aldi to get my milk and water. Arrived at villa at 8pm just after OH. He missed the turning but sat nav took him down Boggy Creek through to 192.

The roadworks are for new entrance/exit for Florida Turnpike link to OIA, on the news this morning.

Temperature 73c when I started up car, no wonder I was sweating, air con on full blast to cool down.

Apologies for spelling mistakes, don't know if it's spell check or me.

Going shopping now, weather not looking good for golf. OH gone for breakfast with Michigan buddies, they're fair weather golfers but he'll probably play later if it stops.