{"id":3171,"date":"2018-07-13T19:36:01","date_gmt":"2018-07-13T18:36:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/craigblog\/?p=3171"},"modified":"2018-07-15T08:28:32","modified_gmt":"2018-07-15T07:28:32","slug":"getting-there","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/craigblog\/?p=3171","title":{"rendered":"Getting There"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3172 alignnone size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/craigblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_20180713_073719.jpg\" width=\"3840\" height=\"2160\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/craigblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_20180713_073719.jpg 3840w, https:\/\/hoarde.net\/craigblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_20180713_073719-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/hoarde.net\/craigblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_20180713_073719-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hoarde.net\/craigblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_20180713_073719-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hoarde.net\/craigblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_20180713_073719-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/hoarde.net\/craigblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_20180713_073719-500x281.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3840px) 100vw, 3840px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Nymphadora made sure to tell me, as I left this morning, how much she would miss me.<br \/>And my ability to open food sachets.<\/p>\n<p>I actually got some work done, fixing some code I&#8217;d written, then documenting the damn thing while I still remembered what the requirements were.<br \/>Also discovered that our version control system had decided that I <strong>totally <\/strong>wanted to delete that project, and that if I wanted to cancel the delete, I&#8217;d need to delete the project first.<br \/>Not sure what I did to it, but I did it a <strong>lot<\/strong>, it seems.<\/p>\n<p>Still, that can be a problem for Future Craig; That guy&#8217;s awesome, he&#8217;ll figure it out.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>Aylesbury to Marylebone &#8211; Done!<br \/>Marylebone to Paddington &#8211; Managed!<br \/>Paddington to Heathrow &#8211; Achieved!<br \/>Self-Service check-in kiosk &#8211; What Are A Passport?<\/p>\n<p>Maybe it was wondering whether I was able to enter NZ, but didn&#8217;t know how to ask.<br \/>Or maybe it was having a bad day.<\/p>\n<p>In any case, after maybe 40 minutes in a line, one of the check-in assistance folks sorted things, got me my boarding passes, and tagged my checked luggage*.<br \/>Got through security in about 20 minutes, at a VERY relaxed pace.<\/p>\n<p>So, now I&#8217;m loitering airside at Heathrow Terminal 2, in the <del>patio<\/del> balcony section, of course, trying to decide how to kill the hour &amp; a half until the gate is announced.<\/p>\n<p><i>* checked luggage weighed in at 5kg, so, lighter than my carry-on.<\/i><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>Made it to Singapore.<br \/>That was a long damn flight, with a fair bit of turbulence, so they left the seatbelt signs on for most of it.<\/p>\n<p>Got <i>some <\/i>sleep, which is more than I expected, and watched both Pacific Rim films.<\/p>\n<p>Once I got to Changi Airport, had a moment or two of confusion because I couldn&#8217;t find a sign pointing me to Terminal 3.<br \/>Then realised that this probably means I&#8217;m already <strong>in<\/strong> T3; Asked someone, and they confirmed it. (I get the idea it&#8217;s a common question for arrivals)<\/p>\n<p>This is a big terminal.<br \/>Maybe not &#8220;Report on an Unidentified Space Station&#8221; big, like Dubai, but getting there.<br \/>It might be the number of people here which stops it from being creepy big.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>And I made it to NZ.<br \/>Tired.<br \/>Very tired.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nymphadora made sure to tell me, as I left this morning, how much she would miss me.And my ability to open food sachets. 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