Disembarkation

 Yesterday we attended a coupl of good talks; one on Stonehenge, and one on what Australia is doing to support NASA.

The talk about Australia and NASA

We had to have our luggage packed up and in the hallway by 8 last night, and had to leave the room by 7:30 this morning. So I get rather less than my 9 hours sleep, and I'm feeling it. We went to the Pantry (the food court) for breakfast; as expected, it was even more crowded than usual.

I don't know if I've mentioned this earlier, but the scooter is exactly as wide as the doorway. If the room did not also have a door, that would have been fine. As it was, going anywhere from the room or returning from the room meant a complete scooter disassembly. Annoying at first, but after a day or so it became just part of the routine.

Getting off the ship went smoothly. After that, however, we waited in a long taxi line for about an hour.

We got email from our hotel (Adina) saying that the street was blocked off Friday and Saturday (today) for maintenance, and the taxi should drop us off at the corner. We sent them email asking about accessibility, and got back an assurance that it was accessible from the corner. Thankfully, they were correct.

A decoration in the elevator area on our floor

Cider, for a change

Elise, Kelly, and Tim

We are at the Adina, We got in early and have good wireless once again. I intend to nap very soon.

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