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TUESDAY, AUGUST 5TH:
Construction didn’t begin to 7 am and since my windows
were closed, it wasn’t too bad. Got up and went to the health club which is
fabulous. They even have personal trainers walking around to assist. Had a
great workout. Breakfast is a huge buffet which is definitely wasted on me.
A little yogurt and some fruit and LOTS of coffee are about all I can do that
early in the morning.
There is actually a shopping mall in the hotel and a Medical Staff. This is a
“Wellness Center Spa” and is going to be huge when the renovation is
complete. Right now, there are lots of “wood tunnels” leading you to the
different Spa facilities. I got so lost that one of the “doctors” had to
direct me back to the hotel lobby. I’m leaving 30 minutes early for my
massage so I’ll have plenty of time to backtrack.
The massage was wonderful! Susan gave David her time slot because his back
has been hurting and she booked one for later in the day. David had a female
masseuse and I had a male…just like I like it.
J He gave
me these “paper panties” and said I could wear them if I wanted. I did
although I’m not sure why. When I turned over on my stomach, he just pulled
them right down and massaged away! Not the place for modesty. I went back
down later in the afternoon for my “manicure” but they had no idea how to do
my nails with the “pink and white”, so I ended up just getting a regular
manicure and my bangs cut – again! Why doesn’t the rest of my hair grow that
fast??
The hotel grounds are beautiful and I took lots of photos for the website.
The little town is just about a quarter of a mile from the front door. I
didn’t have time to walk into town but Susan and David did and said it was
very pretty. Had dinner with David, Susan, and Randy at a restaurant in
another part of the hotel. It was an older part with lots of ambiance. Meal
was really good, too.
The performance was really fun. About 125 people, lots of them employees of
the buyer, but all friends of the “birthday girl”. I told him he’s really
going to have a hard time coming up with something for her on her “real”
birthday, which is Saturday. Show was held in a hotel ballroom and they had
great decorations and food. The stage and production were all first class.
We were back at the hotel a little before midnight and will depart at 7:30 am
for the airport. Bellamys fly to Norway where Penny will meet up with them
and I fly to Denmark – scene of my bike wreck one year ago! I have been
forbidden by family and friends to ever ride again.
L
Jude
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 6TH:
Grabbed a couple of hours of sleep, showered, packed, and
went to the lobby by 6:45 am to check out and have breakfast. Only one casualty
this morning – Bellamys Monitor Engineer didn’t get or didn’t hear his wake up
call. We departed about 20 minutes later than I would have liked but
fortunately traffic was light and we arrived at the airport in ample time. No
problems checking in as SAS allowed them to use the “group check in counter”.
They left for their gate and I went to Lufthansa to check in. The lady at the
counter said I had THREE bookings on the same flight. Took her a while to sort
it out but I told her I’d rather be over-booked than not have anything in the
computer!
I had hours and hours to kill before my flight so I walked across the street to
the train terminal where all the shops are located. Didn’t buy anything except
a couple of books. Went to the Lounge to answer emails and get caught up on
some work.
Flying to Frankfurt and then connecting on to Billund then a one hour drive to
Silkeborg. I will have to check in, eat dinner, and then go back out to the
airport to pick up Stonewall Jackson tonight.
Flights to Frankfurt and then on to Billund were “uneventful” which is good.
Peter picked me up in the limo and took me to the hotel in Silkeborg. First
thing I saw was cyclists on the hotel bikes wearing HELMETS. I wanted to tell
them that the helmets were compliments of my accident last year! The hotel
definitely remembers me. J
They also had my fan already waiting for me in my room. It was raining when I
landed but still pretty hot.
I worked until 10 pm when I met Peter to go pick up Stonewall. His plane landed
and we waited and waited and waited. He never showed up. I called his cell
phone but it went to voice mail. It was after midnight so NOTHING was open in
the airport. He was flying from Belfast City to Newcastle on Flybe then
Newcastle to Copenhagen and Copenhagen to Billund on Cimber Air. Yeah. Try
figuring that one out. We had to give up and come back to the hotel. I was
able to reach his agent via email and get his wife’s phone number. She had
heard from him, Thank God. There was a mechanical problem with one of his
flights and they put everyone in a hotel and gave them meal coupons for the
night. Said they would get them out first thing tomorrow morning. She said
Stonewall was happy because they paid for his hotel AND he got to eat steak with
his meal voucher. Now I have to contact Cimber Air and find out when he is
coming in. They open at 5:30 am tomorrow and it is now 3:30 am. Short night
for me. I have to go back to the airport at 8:30 am to meet Hal Ketchum and
Becky Hobbs.
Jude
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