Edinburgh to Newton

We said goodbye to Freya yesterday as she started her journey to the US. We had to make sure Freya flew before us in case there were any issues, including the ground temperature in Atlanta potentially being too hot! We also aligned our flights with her flights so we were scheduled to arrive in Atlanta around the same time. I really hope that she is doing ok all by herself on the journey.

It was a late night packing, and patience is a bit thin. Allan choosing not to pack until late at night the day before/early hours of the morning on the day didn’t exactly help. But our journey begins in a few hours…

The flight from Edinburgh to Canada was pretty painless, although poor Allan gave up his first class seat to sit with me. I kept telling him to go back! He missed out on the better meal, but still got his free gifts. Despite booking his flight after me (to make sure he could fly later if we couldn’t get Freya on our preferred flight), Allan had managed to find some deal through a student discount app where he could get a first class seat for the same price as my economy seat. A bonus was that Allan was able to check-in 3 bags.

We then decided to make use of our World Elite credit card with unlimited lounge access. We wanted to go in the premium lounge, but it was full. We stuck our details down on the waiting list then went next door to the other lounge. Before we even finished our beer, we received a text informing us we were good for the premium lounge. Off we went to enjoy the premium lounge. The cost of the card (£15 per month) almost covered by the walk-in value of two people for each of those lounges. We highly recommend this credit card for any frequent travellers.

When we were in Toronto we found another lounge. The food was decent and we washed it down with an ass beer (Molson) - at least it was free.

The flight from Toronto to Atlanta was slightly delayed, so mom and dad waited to get Freya and then came to get us.

We checked our bags in Edinburgh for free under Allan's name, but unfortunately when we got to Atlanta, they still continued on to Florida. The stress of trying to work out where to go to get the checked bags back, and then to get back to my gate checked bag on the opposite side! But we'd left security! Nightmare and panic. Luckily mom and dad drove to the international baggage claim and found the bag and we got a bus to meet them...still took forever...and that's all before the 3.5 hour drive back to Newton. Hannah tried to help and drove to Destin to get the bags, but she missed the desk closing by less than 10 minutes. It was still very nice (and surprising) of her to make the near 2 hour trip there and 2 hours back.

We did all finally arrive back to mom and dad's, and Freya was smiling and being her normal self, so it seems that she travels ok.

Allan’s deal of the day: 3x airport lounges (6x entries) in 24 hours, including 2x lounges (4x entries) in Edinburgh (Aspire Lounge and Plaza Premium Lounge, Edinburgh International Airport, and Plaza Premium Lounge, Toronto Lester B. Person International Airport) for £15 per month credit card.Læs mere