It was a long trip - I think it was about 24 hours from door to door - but we made it to Malta! We landed at Heathrow, then took a motor coach to Gatwick Airport, and from there hired a cab to drive us to the Copthorne Hotel London Gatwick - about 10 min. from the airport - for an overnight stay. The Copthorne Hotel would have been a great place to spend a few days! It's built on an old farm house and set in acres of woods and gardens. Lots of brick arches and windows onto the wild gardens with walkways, benches, and woods.
I had arranged to meet a couple of distant Soutar cousins, Carol and her daughter Emily, for dinner, and we had a comfortable visit along with the buffet. We've been corresponding for several years, so it was a treat to finally meet them! They drove about an hour from their home to visit in cold and drizzly weather.
Next morning, we took a very early cab to the Gatwick Airport for the flight to Malta. We arrived about 1:30 in the afternoon, and by the time we arrived at the Westin Dragonara Resort, Marty's conference hotel, it was all we could do to stay awake! The time difference of 9 hours, being unable to sleep on the plane, and getting only 5 hours sleep in the hotel caught up with us in spades. We crashed.
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