July 10, 2018 - British Isles, here we come


So technically today is not a holiday day as our flight doesn't leave till 11:00pm but as I tend to procrastinate, today was the start and finish of "Pack My Suitcase". Being the totally organized guy I am, every piece of clothing has its spot and by the time I was finished I had the most organized piece of art you could imagine.


We'll see if it looks this good on the trip home

Today was also the day I needed to convert some Canadian cash into Pounds Sterling. My MO would be to do this at the airport but Sheryl did the research and found a local exchange that was quite a bit cheaper. Thanks to her were able to purchase Pounds at $1.77 Canadian. At the airport, the exchange rate was $1.94. A significant savings indeed.


I guess we'll see if any of this is left for the trip home

So a short blog today. We're off on Air Canada Flight 896 to London. The plane is the Being 787 Dreamliner. Hopefully, it lives up to its name and I get some sleep and have some sweet dreams over the next 9 hours.


Until tomorrow...

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