Mel has advised us to try The Yotel, accommodation right IN the airport. What could be easier for a morning departure...and including time to get through security. London security seems to find something extra for us to explain every single time.
The Yotel is not too hard to find, and although once I enter the doorway I am convinced I am underground, it is really the ground floor. The “front desk” is called Mission Control. There we find a helpful desk person, two bottles of water, information on hot drinks offered 24/7 and the question:
Do you have any questions?” How could I? But, maybe.
Finding our way down the dim purple lighted hall we come to our room, really more like a very small inside stateroom. We peer in the window...
It doesn’t take long to look around. It’s small! Oh, and we have an instruction / explanation brochure.
Everything is as advertised, so after a short tour it’s time to find some dinner back outside of the cocoon.
Here’s an efficient way to store a chair. Ah, but where you would set it up, I’m not sure!
Coat hooks on the other side. The luggage fit under the end of the bed. The bed, in the sit up position when we arrive, with the mere push of a button, can be flat and regular length. Might be useful at home!
I have to say, I did pad down to Mission Control later and collect on the free hot chocolate. The next morning Steve got the cappuccino and latte. Then, before we knew it we were headed down the hallway in the dim purple light and right out into the world of airport check in, baggage check and yes...security. This time it was Steve who could not seem to get through the x-ray due to a piece of paper in his pocket. Oh, and the ukulele...always a case of great interest.
That was 07:45 London time on May 30th. We arrive Seattle at 11:45 a.m. same day. Sort of! Everything is on time, it’s easy to retrieve the car, and the I-5 is wide open for us. We are at the ferry landing in time to catch the late 4:30 boat and sleep in our very own beds tonight!
This ukulele adventure tour has come to an end. Now...to play all that Scottish music!! Aye!
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