Testing the water for a "Northern mini-national"

My fight is horribly early. It is the only one! It gets in at 08.10!
I'll get a taxi to the hotel . I'll see if I can get a room at the one we have the do at!

Yay! Well done, galen.

How many on your list now, elegran?

Get in * galen* (as they say up here)

Ok! You lot have persuaded me!
I've remounted the horse! Got the bit between my teeth and bitten the bullet! I now have a mouthful!
I've booked the flights!
I arrive in Edinborough at some horrendously early hour on the 30th nov go back in the afternoon on the 2 December!
All I've got to do now is book a disabled friendly hotel. I basically need a room with a walk in shower. I suppose I could manage at the booked hotel with just a strip wash! And it would probably be the easiest.
Elegran I think you want some money from me?
Can you pm details?

Tegan, It is not the hotel that is the problem, there are plenty of disabled friendly hotels. It is the travelling after the Heathrow fiasco. I think it will be OK Bristol-Edinburgh, but Galen is still hesitant.

Oh just realised its Sunday night you mean

Oh tegan we can all get together on Saturday night (if you would like too), gillybob is putting up with my snoring

I probably wouldn't mind sharing a room at the hotel on the Sunday night if she could put up with my snoring....we could then tootle for a bit round Edinburgh on Monday morning .

Galen, please try and come. As Elegran says, once you're up here, you'll get al the help you need. Can you think of anyone who might be able to help you at your end of things?

I could meet her at the airport in Edinburgh if that would help!

Is there ANYONE in the Portishead/Bristol area who could escort Galen to Bristol airport and get her and her luggage to the departure gate?

I know that she will be looked after once she lands in Edinburgh, and put into a taxi with her cases. After that any decent hotel will get her and her luggage to her room.

If she loses confidence in travelling because of Heathrow's incompetence, that is something else they ought to have on their conscience!

ffinnochio it would be great if you could escort galen get both of you for the price of one

galen If I lived closer, I would love to escort you! I've recently acquired my Masters in airport navigation, with attitude! (A MANa)

Oh come galen dont let that lot at Heathrow stop you enjoying life.

Blame Heathrow!

Aw, that's a shame, galen.

I'll be thinking of you all (and probably kicking myself!)

Sorry but I've chickened out folks. I think my get up and go has got up and gone

Marelli we were in a residential caravan for a week overlooking the East Sands. At the beginning of the week we were lunching outside with a glass of wine but by the end of the week we had freezing winds. That is what happens when you holiday in Scotland I suppose but I LOVE it. Raging seas, white horses and scudding clouds are just the thing at this time of year. I didn't want to come home. I thought you would have fish and chips rather than ice cream in this weather.

Just come back from St Andrews half-an-hour ago, wisewoman! We had a wander round and bought cheese and apples from Mellis's, crusty rolls from Fisher and Donaldson's and sat on a seat looking out at the sea, eating it all - well, not ALL of it, but quite a bit ! Rather bracing to say the least, but it didn't stop us driving round the East Neuk to Pittenweem for an ice-cream as well!

Just back from a week in St Andrews and getting back on Gransnet. Good to hear so many people are coming to the "Meet Up". Sure it will be an interesting day. Well done Elegran. I am filled with admiration for you. Having had experience of organising things in another life I swore I would never do it again. The responsibility!!!!

Tegan, it's the same place where we all had that lovely lunch You, Elizabeth1, Elegran and I.

Yes, that is where it is being held, tegan.

Elegran; is that actually the same place where the meet up is? Because I was pondering on staying over for a night given that I won't be arriving till mid way through Sunday.

Will see if I can get flights