We are now in the lounge in KL. It is 3.30 pm on Thursday here, 9.30am in The Netherlands, so an overnight flight. Our next flight leaves at 10.20pm, so we get another - shorter- night flight. It is about 30 degrees outside, but lovely and cool inside. John has just gone for a shower, Liz can't because of the difficulty getting her compression stockings on and off! Well, difficult for John to do, they are extremely tight fitting.
Flight went well, small pockets of turbulence occasionally. Will go for a wander around the airport later with Liz in the wheelchair.
Thursday, August 23, 2012
Checked in at last
So we arrived at the airport and went to the KLM check-in desk. We were in the system but she could not find our ticket. It took over half an hour to get our boarding pass! Then we went to the KLM lounge which took ages to get to with John pushing Liz in a wheelchair. Arrived there to be told we must go to the Malaysian Airways lounge. We walked all the way there to be told we must go to the KLM lounge. Ok, we were getting rather fed up at this point. Went back to KLM lounge and they discussed it and let us in. Not very acceptable from our point of view, but at least we are ticketed through to Wellington now!
Saturday, August 18, 2012
Thursday, August 16, 2012
Recuperating in The Netherlands
We are now booked to return home, leaving next Wednesday 22nd and arriving on Friday 24th at 2.45pm from Melbourne. So we have one week left to enjoy the European summer -it is currently 26 degrees, with weekend temps due to hit 30.
It was lovely to have Amy here for a few days, she and John collected our bikes and gear on Sunday from the hotel in Amsterdam, and took the rental car back into Amsterdam on Monday.
Liz went to Beverwjk Hospital and had her stitches out, and a full cast from the hand to over the elbow put on. So hopefully that will be all ok until back in Wellington.
Luus and Theo have gone on holiday today, so we are house and cat-sitting until we leave.
Have both been to the nearby hairdresser this morning, so are looking a bit neater.
Will go out for a drive later in our loan car - thanks Berry!
It was lovely to have Amy here for a few days, she and John collected our bikes and gear on Sunday from the hotel in Amsterdam, and took the rental car back into Amsterdam on Monday.
Liz went to Beverwjk Hospital and had her stitches out, and a full cast from the hand to over the elbow put on. So hopefully that will be all ok until back in Wellington.
Luus and Theo have gone on holiday today, so we are house and cat-sitting until we leave.
Have both been to the nearby hairdresser this morning, so are looking a bit neater.
Will go out for a drive later in our loan car - thanks Berry!
Sunday, August 12, 2012
Amy in Heemskerk
First time for John driving a left hand drive car in Europe and a manual to boot!
Amy flew to Dusseldorf and took a train to Oelde,but since Liz was discharged Saturday she has joined us in Holland and flys home Tuesday.
We recovered the bikes and gear from the hotel in Amsterdam this morning - many thanks to our cycling colleagues who packed up my bike.
Amy and I have reassembled the bikes so I can go out riding. She has indicated she and Jerome would like bikes in Lonfdon so she may take them....
A relation of Liz's has offered to lend us a car for a couple of weeks, so we should be able to get around. May buy a GPS so navigation is easier.
Will send another post later.
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John & Liz Pfahlert
P O Box 9740
Marion Square
Wellington 6141
Friday, August 10, 2012
Update on Liz
Good news, Liz has been given the OK by her doctor to leave hospital, 2 weeks after we arrived.
I'll hire a car and we leave Saturday morning for The Netherlands. No immediate return home as her stitches and cast on her arm can't be removed till late next week, and then probably a few days more to get her mobile enough to fly. We will be staying for the first few days with her cousin Luus in Heemskirk in Holland.
Amy is flying over Friday (tomorrow) evening and will join us. She flys into Dusseldorf and takes a train here to Oelde, and will fly back to London Tuesday from Amsterdam.
All our gear is at a hotel in Amsterdam, and this will all need to be picked up and cleaned before we can travel.
So a big thanks due to the medical staff here who have been really excellent.
Liz has some additional holiday snaps courtesy of the X-ray department here showing her elbow with 10 titanium screws holing a plate in place!
So, our holiday continues, albeit at a different pace.
Regards to one and all.
John and Liz
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John & Liz Pfahlert
P O Box 9740
Marion Square
Wellington 6141
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