PSP Algarve Ride 2001

DAY 10 - Monday 15th - In which we leave Paradise and reality and fly back to the dreamworld.

Very sad day, saying goodbye and NOT BUYING HENRIETTA! Would love to but with 4 horses already and another on the way the financial director will not agree at all.

Contact Elaine an arrange to meet at the airport so pack up her bags and off we go in the faithful minibus to explain to the Luzcar man about the rather dented side. "No Problem" Marvellous generosity on the part of Luzcar to loan the minibus free of charge - saved a lot of money to go to charity.

Final coffee & sandwich by the Marina as John takes back the final bike to Toby (or what's left of it!), as we watch the footbridge go up and down as Yachts come in and out.

Then off we go to the airport.

Arrive at the airport to find no queues - aha! It's Monday isn't it. Hint - next time fly midweek in and out! Elaine is safely delivered to the airport by Matt (spending some 15 minutes saying cheerio etc behnd the darkened glass windows so we couldn't get a decent phot - rats!), and we spend the next 10 minutes or so trying to convince her to tear up her ticket and stay for a while. No dice, but I'm not betting against something happening!

Fly back to Standstead and take taxi home as none of us fancied driving - dark and rainy. Get home for a quick supper and a minor unpack.

And so to bed. And can't sleep even though distinctly knackered and Shirley has to work the next morning. Did we really do it? Are we daft enough to have come back to England? Ho Hum, zzzzzzzz.