Headed "across-the-pond"

 So far, our plan has worked out quite well. The whole goal of this trip was to visit Phil and Tracey in the UK for Phil's 60th birthday party. We combined it with a road-trip up the east coast so we could catch a non-stop flight out of JFK. The road trip has been wonderful! You can always tell by the quantity of photos. When we were just home for July, my monthly album has 12 photos in it. My August album (and August isn't over yet!) has 87 photos. 

We left the RV in Jimmy's driveway and packed our carry on bags to catch a ride to JFK. We got there early enough to relax, have a snack and a glass of wine while waiting for our British Airways flight. At the gate, there were plenty of available power outlets at a counter where we could sit with our computers. So civilized.

The flight was right on time and we were on our way. A 7 hour overnight flight and we arrived at Gatwick airport about 8am. With no sleep! So disappointed. We took 2 Tylenol PMs and expected to be able to sleep in our seats at least a few hours. Not a chance, the tylenol actually seemed to have the opposite effect on me and left me restless. It was torture. And it was a full flight - we had the aisle and the next seat in the center 4. Not even a window to lean against. We were zombies getting off the plane, but all was so easy. We just followed the crowd, slid thru customs, and soon saw a sign that said "All train tickets here." We purchased one way tickets to Bexhill-on-Sea and were told the train would be at platform 2 in 10 minutes. Platform 2 was just a 2 minute walk, and we were on our way. An hour and a half later we were in Bexhill.

Bexhill train station

Just a few blocks walk to SeaSpray Rooms where we would be staying

Unfortunately, we couldn't check in till 3. I SOO wanted to sleep! we found a bench on the beach where we could sit in relative comfort on a beautiful day. We went back to SeaSpray about 1-ish and they said, Good News! your room is ready early! We crashed into blissful sleep.