6/11/23

 The peace was disturbed this morning when the alarm clock went off at 6 a.m. It was still the middle of the night. What on earth was going on here. Trixie dug me in the ribs to remind me that we were catching a plane. His Lordship started the breakfast while the Mistress staggered into the shower and out in no time.  A taxi was ordered, and we were off out the door. Gosh, things happen here very quickly. The Mistress had his nibs organized, and then he forgot the big red bag he was taking.  Oh, dear where would he be without her, I say. He forgets sometimes but she does too.

Now we were stuffed in a bag and off we all went to the Airport. I yelled to get out of this bag, but nobody was listening. We got on the plane and finally, I was allowed out to see what was happening. 

These planes have lovely ladies looking after us. They gave the humans hot and cold drinks and yummy biscuits, then later some sweets. The Mistress asked a lady if we could go and see the pilot. No passengers were allowed but the Hostess could take me. Jeepers what a privilege. I am so lucky and wait until I tell our 400-odd mates at home what I have done. We forgot to tell that hostess about her collection, Now, that Pilot was mighty pleased to see me. They took pictures for us and oh what a view. we were so high up in the sky and I would never have believed that we could ever do this. We were in the clouds too. Oh, I was so excited.  

Blimey all the controls the pilot had in front of him, made me dizzy. I hope he knows what they are all for. Now he had a book too and I was a bit worried that it was a manual on how the plane works. Surely, he must know his stuff by now, but that book worried me. What happens if we fall out of the sky? Now I am really nervous. He has a helper with him too, and so that was 2 drivers to get this thing off the ground and land again. The engine noise was so different from the car. Amazing really and the view from the window screen. I could have stayed up there all day, but it was time for me to go back to our seats.

Trixie wanted to stay hidden in the bag and didn't dare want to see what we were doing. She heard the humans talk about the bumps in the plane and how scary they were and wasn't game to show her face. Females, oh well I enjoyed my time, and they announced to prepare to land. We were traveling very fast, and I wondered if the pilot was still looking at his manual on how to stop this thing. Oh heck, we felt the wheels hit the ground and could feel the hand break being used and his feet flat to the floor to try and stop this thing. I thought it was going far too fast to stop and his feet needed to press harder on the breaks. Phew now this was really interesting landing and seeing the Mistress's family again. 

Tonight, we thought the roof of this house was going to cave in as a huge storm hit with thunder, lightning, and hail. Of the 2 cats here, the mistress can only find 1 of them. She is a timid cat, but the mistress gives her a cuddle. Normally she cannot pick her up, but she enjoyed the TLC.