18th July

What a frustrating day. We were meant to be lifted out before 9 a.m. It was actually past noon by the time we were on the hard, just in time for the men in the yard to knock off for lunch. While they were away I failed to get the propellers off despite phoning the UK agents for help. Eventually about 4 p.m. I managed to get help. Once the right bolt had been removed it was simple. That left just enough time for an ice cream before catching the bus to the airport. After that things went well until we arrived in Stansted where there were long delays for passport control and then again to get our luggage. When we eventually got to our flat we were glad to be there.