Tuesday, February 12, 2008

8 hours in a London airport

Well, I made it across the pond. Now I'm stuck in the London airport for 8 hours waiting to get on the plane for Ghana! I've wandered around all of the shops at the airport. Saw a bottle of liquor that was 3,900£...kinda crazy.

When we arrived in London this morning, we had to wait at the gate for a while and nobody knew why. Then all of a sudden some London police came on board and escorted out the man sitting right in front of me! I'm guessing he was in trouble and trying to leave the country. Made things interesting.

We flew into London as the sun was rising and the fog was lifting. I sat there sipping tea and eating an English muffin while I watched it all. Now in a few hours I will finally be leaving for Ghana! The flight should be very beautiful. I will be flying over Spain and parts of North Africa.

In all honesty, I don't think I really grasped the fact that I'm leaving the country for 4 months until I was at the airport saying goodbye to Mom and Travis. It was really weird taking off and knowing that I won't be back until June. I'm still very excited about what awaits me though! I'll be sure to add pictures once I get to Ghana!!

5 comments:

Lucy said...

I'll pray for clear visibility so you can see during your flight. :)

Kristi~Leigh said...

Yay for Kim! I'm glad you made it safely to London. It is 8:25 AM on Tuesday here. I don't know what the time difference is from here to there. Regardless, you are probably on your way to Ghana or already resting in Ghana by now. John and I both already talked to your mom. She already misses you and is of course worried about you. Be careful. We can't wait to see pictures.

Neelie said...

Hey girl! Long layovers suck... However, you are on your way and soon you will be somewhere amazing! I can't wait to hear about the view from you; you are going to have such an amazing time, and I'm so excited for you!!

Jessica said...

Im glad you made it safely...I bet it was hard saying bye " AT LEAST I HEARD IT WAS FOR SOMEONE" hint hint....We will miss you take care of yourselve...see ya soon than later!!!!!!!!

bbbrad said...

i actually LOVE long layovers. who knows why. just the anticipation of whats to come.

good luck with the next flight.