Day 14 - The Final Journey Home

We were part of the last groups to leave the hotel in Geneva.  A limo ride to the airport and then we all went in different directions to find our flights home.  The Geneva airport is huge and we had to ask a security guard when the TAP airlines was located.  Of course it was at the other end of the building we were dropped off at. Finally got over to the Swiss Air (TAP's partner airline) and got checked in. 

Our flight went through Lisbon, Portugal and again the plane landed in the middle of the tarmac as there were no gates available. So a bus ride to the terminal was required. By now, both of us were sneezing and coughing, so we wore masks.  After a 3 hour layover, we took another bus ride to our plane, again parked on the Tarmac. The flight was long, over 8 hours to get us back to Washington DC.  

We didn't land until 10:15pm so going through customs was a breeze as there were no other people arriving at the same time. We had used the Mobil Passport Control app and all they did was ask us one or two questions.  We then got our bags and left.

We had a Lyft take us to our niece's house and got there just before 12 midnight.  We fell into bed and collapsed.  By now we were both really not feeling well.

We spent the next two days trying to recover from what amounted to being up for 22 hours, allowing for time changes, from the time we woke up in the morning in Geneva to the time we went to bed that night back in the USA.

Finally back home, but both of us are coughing up a storm. Doctor visits are in order.

Final thoughts -  We loved the trip and are really glad we decided to go on this adventure.  However, we have come to the conclusion that long distance travel is not for us any more.  We will drive for a couple of hours or take a flight to see our friend in Las Vegas, but that is about it.  

Cheers to all,

Toot (aka Lynda) and Teaser (aka Howard)