So I've arrived in Canada. The flight over was cool. Several people would not have agreed with me as they didn't have in flight entertainment (not good if you have a 7hr flight) . However I had in flight entertainment and I watched Kings Speech, Guardians of the Galaxy and the Great Escape. I always watch things I've seen before now as the film often gets interrupted by the flight attendants on their announcements (the ones on my flight needed a script cos the amount of times they forgot to say things and had to come back on to say stuff -plus it's all repeated in French as well) . Plus I had the added bonus of sun shining on my screen. It was boiling on the plane. Normally I'm all snuggled up. I couldn't snuggle up. I was stripped down to a t shirt (I was wearing trousers as well) and roasting. I should have worn sun cream. I have sun cream for tomorrow - special sports stuff that stays working even when you have a ton of sweat running down your face. And considering it's going to be sunny with no cloud and temps around 14 degrees, I'm gonna be sweating. I did have the nice thing of having my meal before the masses as I have a gluten free meal. Meant I got two stale rice cakes instead of a roll. These rice cakes were sealed in cling film that took me ten minutes to get into and then tasted stale. Still I was hungry. I accidentally ate the on gluten free pretzels. I think the flight attendant tried to tell me but I was I grossed in a movie, plus my eardrums had been destroyed by the passenger announcements which seems to come through at several volume levels higher than you were listening to. I had just turned the volume up as it was a particularly quiet bit. My ears are still ringing. But I made it through. I had a headache which I have decided was jet lag teemed with free red wine (ok I wasn't supposed to be drinking but it's free). Once I had eaten the sickness and the headache seemed to go. I sometimes forget I feel sick cos I'm hungry. My family came to meet me. My nephew has grown so big since I saw him last. everyone else looks the same. I still find it amusing to watch my brother as a family man. My nephew is like a mini me of him lol.
My room is very nice. I upgraded for $40 dollars which is about 24 quid so only 12 quid a night extra. Added bonus my parents paid for it as a birthday present. I point out I upgraded before my parents offered to pay. My bed is huge and in the bathroom, I have a nice shower with a massive showerhead with another smaller one right behind it. The bigger one is for show, it doesn't work. Or I couldn't make it work. I have a nice enough view but I am on 14th floor so it was always going to be more than the building opposite. I have lain my running kit out for tomorrow. Opting for my running vest and shorts with my usual Union Jack skirt to wear over the top of my shorts. I also have my Jaegermiester (sp?) hat to wear, to keep the sun off my face. Still not a hundred percent I'm going to wear it yet.
I went to bed at a reasonable time but still woke up at 2am this time (so 7am your time) I'm hungry but forcing myself to wait till I go down for breakfast. Which is free with an executive room.
I'll be hoping to write this blog to remind me of what I have done. This is my first slots international flight, my first international marathon. And I want to remember it all
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