Who what where when
I went and sat in the waiting area of where the flight was supposed to take off from and then got kicked out of there because Delta airlines only wanted their passengers there. So I ended up sat on the floor Mp3 in ears a large coffee ( Oh how I miss redbull) and was feeling very tired and very very peeved. It was now 21.30 flight wasnt going till 22.30 which meant getting into Sao Paulo at 02.00 and then adding an hour because I was back in Brazil so 3 am in Brazil. I ended up wandering around and generally loitering round not really knowing what to do with myself. I ended up next to a lovely old dear whose friend had left her in charge of bags whilst she went off in search of Drambuie. It turned out they were from the Yorkshire Dales and were off to NY before going home via London. They asked why I was out here etc etc and found the whole thing very exciting and interesting and guess what .. one of them has visited the castle!! Their flight got called and they went with a cheerio and take care dearie you look after yourself which was nice but made me homesick a little bit. Eventually half 10 rolled round and we boarded the plane and got offered lukewarm coffee and a horrid meal and the Carte forms to get into Brazil. Im not going to state at the moment why I was fretting a little bit but lets just say I was being naughty!! Just as I had the bright idea of lying across all 3 chairs 5 mins later they announced we were landing. Typical.
We got off the plane and headed to the police desks where there was a problem with 4 people and their forms which made me panic even more. Eventually we got to baggage claim and on the same belt as before there was no sign of bag.. OH JOY and then it reappeared through the curtain looking decidedly not as I left it. Thankfully everything was there but I think they must have tried to open locks and take day sack off the front etc.
I then headed to the taxi rank and handed over the confirmation form of the hostel with the address it was then the maps came out and radio messages started to flow.. not what you want at 3.30 in the morning. They eventually found it and agreed to take me and then the taxi driver couldnt find the place we ended up calling at the hospital and all sorts. at 4.45am we were stood outside the hostel and there was no answer 20 mins later the taxi driver went and I eventually got in. The lady obviously wasnt expecting me and resorted to just putting me in a bed in a room that had 3 beds but only the double had been used. She was obviously worried at what I thought but I just wanted to sleep almost 24hours of travel makes Mairee a cranky madame! And then I couldnt sleep...