Providing there are no travel travails tomorrow, I will repack my suitcase for the last time on this trip and have a long, hopefully uneventful flight non-stop from Heathrow to Miami. I will be experiencing Virgin Atlantic Airways for the first time and am at least somewhat curious to see what it will be like. Even though American Airlines is the major carrier out of Miami, this was a situation where the schedule worked better with Delta and Virgin Atlantic is one of their global partners. I had to route through Atlanta on the way here, but the transoceanic part is almost ten hours whether going directly into Miami or going back through Atlanta.

As luck would have it, yesterday when I was making my way on the last leg of driving, it rained continuously, although at least it wasn’t the kind of thunderstorms that we get in South Florida. It was most assuredly not fun to cope with and today, which is devoted to wrapping up my work here, is bright sunshine. It also appears to be pretty breezy and I suspect the temperature has dropped some as well.

I won’t have much downtime when I get home since there are several things that I put on hold that require my attention once I arrive. I have built in Monday as a catch-my-breath day and to do laundry. I’ve been promised a lovely steak for tomorrow night since as I have mentioned, memorable meals have been only sporadic for the past two weeks. Of interest on that front, however, is that for whatever reason – and I haven’t inquired as to why – burgers, onion rings, and Mexican food have been on almost every menu. Indian, Chinese, and Italian have consistently been staple cuisines in post-1960s England, but these new items seem to be highly popular. I did actually have a cup of chili one night when the AC in the restaurant was on high and I didn’t have my wrap with me. It was good even though on the mild side. So, I’m not sure tonight if lamb, fish and chips, or a curry will win out. We’ll see how that goes.