We left Cowbridge at lunch time on Saturday full of nervous excitement. The bus journey was brightened by Kate's delicious brownies (Mr Hopkins, chief of Quality Assurance, ate two just to be on the safe side)! As
we reached Heathrow we offered up a collective prayer to the travel gods. After many, many weeks of affidavit stress, this was the moment of truth; would we actually get all of the kids on to the plane? Staff blood pressure began to rise as the school group in front of us faced one paperwork nightmare after another before finally being given the all clear. With hearts in our mouths, we sent forth our orange army. There was a collective sigh of relief as one by one the pupils made their way through check in. Hurdle one overcome, there was time for a quick bite to eat before heading for the plane.
Turbulence aside, the flight was uneventful and we watched a glorious sunrise through our porthole windows as we ate breakfast. After landing, we faced the paperwork gauntlet once again at border control. Slowly but surely each passport was stamped. Before we knew it, we were safely ensconced in baggage reclaim celebrating an end to the stress and uncertainty.
Hello Capetown... Let the fun commence!
