We weren't able to book a place to stay Saturday night because everything was full, but our flight left early Sunday morning so we decided to spend the night in the airport. The bus driver had told us that the last bus to the airport left at 11:25pm, so we hung out at the pub after watching the game until about 11:00, then headed to the bus
stop. Unfortunately, the bus driver was wrong and after standing out in the cold for almost half an hour, we realized we had missed the last bus. This was a disappointing revelation. After some discussion about our options, we ended up taking a mini van cab; since we split the cost, it didn't end up being very expensive. We made it to the airport, but couldn't check in yet, so we went upstairs to a food court area. Apparently, the airport is a popular place to sleep because there were a lot of people there and all the couches and big chairs were already filled and we had to find some table in a side area. We got McDonald's for a literally midnight snack and tried to sleep some. This was probably the most excited I have ever been for a time change because we got to set our watches forward and lose an hour of a long night. They were supposed to open the check in area for RyanAir at 3am, so we went down there, but they were just starting to get there so we had to wait some more. Finally, we got our boarding passes, but then the security areas were closed so we sat on the carpet over there and waited some more.
When they opened that area and we made it through, the screens weren't working to tell us which
gate our plane was boarding at. We picked a random gate and crashed there for about 45 minutes, then went in search of our gate and finally made it there. Our hopes of being able to sleep at our gate were by now thoroughly dashed and we were tired and hungry. Our flight boarded at 6am and we were thankful. We had to walk out to the plane again and it was early enough that it was still dark and had that early morning feel with the lights of the runway and the town still shining brightly. The short flight back was made shorter because I slept the whole way.
We had to take a bus from the airport and then catch another bus that would take us close to home. We spent more time on the buses than on the airplane, but we finally made it back to flat 8 a little after 10am. I promptly fell asleep for a couple hours and woke up to have breakfast for lunch about 1:00pm. It was the first time I ate anything since our midnight snack in the airport, so I had 3 bowls of cereal. In the evening, I went to Hillsong for the last time. It was a great service and I was sad to be leaving.
stop. Unfortunately, the bus driver was wrong and after standing out in the cold for almost half an hour, we realized we had missed the last bus. This was a disappointing revelation. After some discussion about our options, we ended up taking a mini van cab; since we split the cost, it didn't end up being very expensive. We made it to the airport, but couldn't check in yet, so we went upstairs to a food court area. Apparently, the airport is a popular place to sleep because there were a lot of people there and all the couches and big chairs were already filled and we had to find some table in a side area. We got McDonald's for a literally midnight snack and tried to sleep some. This was probably the most excited I have ever been for a time change because we got to set our watches forward and lose an hour of a long night. They were supposed to open the check in area for RyanAir at 3am, so we went down there, but they were just starting to get there so we had to wait some more. Finally, we got our boarding passes, but then the security areas were closed so we sat on the carpet over there and waited some more. 
When they opened that area and we made it through, the screens weren't working to tell us which
gate our plane was boarding at. We picked a random gate and crashed there for about 45 minutes, then went in search of our gate and finally made it there. Our hopes of being able to sleep at our gate were by now thoroughly dashed and we were tired and hungry. Our flight boarded at 6am and we were thankful. We had to walk out to the plane again and it was early enough that it was still dark and had that early morning feel with the lights of the runway and the town still shining brightly. The short flight back was made shorter because I slept the whole way. 
We had to take a bus from the airport and then catch another bus that would take us close to home. We spent more time on the buses than on the airplane, but we finally made it back to flat 8 a little after 10am. I promptly fell asleep for a couple hours and woke up to have breakfast for lunch about 1:00pm. It was the first time I ate anything since our midnight snack in the airport, so I had 3 bowls of cereal. In the evening, I went to Hillsong for the last time. It was a great service and I was sad to be leaving.
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That sounds like quite a night!
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