...Or so we thought

After checking in our bags and watching the security guards have a giggle with Dave the Minion we were sad to see that the plane had been delayed by an hour. Luckily there was quite a time gap between our landing time and our connecting flight so we weren't worried. That was until we got on the plane and were told that there was a further delay...uh oh!

Arriving in Philadelphia we run off the plane only to find that we'd missed our flight by 10 minutes...ohhhh!!! James goes to sort it out and comes back with a tiny washbag for one and an explanation that we can't have our luggage back and the next flight is 8.50pm tomorrow, mannnn!!!Booking onto that flight we ask about getting somewhere to stay but we're told that the airline aren't responsible for weather related cancellations. Following a very polite conversation and puppy dog eyes from James we end up with a free hotel room, result! 

Arriving at the hotel we are fed up and hungry. We ask if there are any restaurants or shops within walking distance which prompts the response "Oh no. Nothing within WALKING distance". Oh well, suppose it's some chips in the bar for us then. 

After a lovely sleep we wake up to a beautiful sunny day. It would be nice to take advantage of the pool but with no luggage we doubt we'd be let into it in the nuddy. With a full day to waste we decide to ignore the reception lady's advice and walk along the road to see if we can find anything. Within 10 minutes we come across an Ihop and another diner, we should know by now that our "walking distance" is a lot different to American walking distance! We have a big breakfast and carry on walking. 10 minutes later we find a small town called Tinicum which has shops, pubs and a lovely harbour, thank goodness we decided to take a stroll and not just sit in the hotel bar for the day. Now, time for a pint...

 

After enjoying the beer garden we leave with a friendly wave to the waitresses who know us as "The English couple" and go to sober up with a banana split and chocolate brownie.

At the airport we aren't shocked to see that we are delayed again but at least we don't have a connecting flight to miss this time. After flying through a thunderstorm (AMAZING!) we arrive back on UK soil and into the arms of Sue and Phil. 

The End.