Left home mid afternoon for a Manchester treat - an evening with Cirque de Soleil in their large tent by the Trafford Centre - a performance based very loosely on resurrecting Icarus after his ill-fated plummet to earth, and getting him airborne again. It was magical, with the grace and skill of the performers taking your breath away. Not to be re-enacted though Geoff while I'm away, without the use of a safety net.
Saturday: Left to meet Pollie & Garry at Manchester airport at 8-30am for a mid-morning flight to Amman. Checked the bags in OK then all went off for coffee.
Just as we were saying our fond farewells Geoff saw that in the side pocket of my rucksac I had my torch - I had forgotten it was my pride and joy gadget torch with lots of useful things concealed in the handle - knives, files, corkscrews,spanners etc.He confiscated it before security did. In the same pocket was my other recent acquisition, my hand held battery powered fan - ideal for cooling you down on those hot uphill treks. I was demonstrating its attributes when the fans disintegrated and it fell to bits in the arrivals hall. Both husbands bid their farewells and left us sweeping up the pieces. The first leg of the flight to Istanbul was delayed, which meant that on landing we had 5 mins to make our connection to Amman. Turkish timekeeping meant that we made the flight and had a further 30 minutes on the runway. We were met at the airport by a very efficient member of the On the Go team who got our visas , shepherded us through the airport and introduced us to Mr Bassam, our driver who delivered us safely, exhausted to overnight in the Toledo hotel in central Amman. He arranged to pick us up at 9 in the morning. Nice hotel, comfy beds, slept well.
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