Yesterday ended our Cambridge housesit with a great reunion with our homeowners and their son who had had a fantastic trip to New Zealand. It was lovely to catch up before Bob and I headed off to catch a bus to our hotel near Heathrow.
We will definitely miss Hugo. He is obviously a gorgeous cat, but he charmed us with his personality. He was especially fond of Bob. He mostly hung out with us when we were around but also went out to check out the neighborhood.
The bus to Heathrow was great, although not a lot of room. It was about a 2.5 hour journey from Cambridge. At Heathrow, we caught an airport hopper bus to the Renaissance Hotel for the night. That was a very easy connection— especially since Bob had researched exactly where to pick it up.
The Renaissance was great. We had a free dinner since they offered a free happy hour for Marriott club members, and they served some great appetizers as well as cheese and crackers, nuts, etc. The hotel also had a fitness room, so I got to get my run in this morning.
We left the hotel on the hopper bus today at about 8:45 for our noon flight to Reykjavik. Since we had upgraded seats we had access to a lounge, and were thrilled to see Richard Osmond walk in. He is a game show host and author. We know him from the game show Pointless, which we enjoy watching when we’re in the UK. He also ended up a few rows ahead of us on our flight.
The arrival into Reykjavik was a little more dramatic than we would have liked, as we were nearly landed when the pilot pulled up and we were off again for a circle and another shot at landing. He apparently felt a wind gust that we hadn’t felt.
To avoid paying nearly $100 for a taxi ride into the city once we landed, Bob had booked us on a FlyBus. The bus ride was fine once the bus arrived, but the queuing was a mess with people cutting in line since the wait had been so long.
Peckish Travels 