The last day of the vacation finally arrived. We got up at 7am, went to breakfast in the hotel, then caught a cab to the airport. The plane boarded at 1030 am. For crossing the Atlantic, I always try to fly first class. Why? Because the seats are large, they can lie down flat to form a bed, and it makes a long day otherwise tolerable.
They take your meal order when you get aboard. Soon after the plane took off at 11:10am, I got served the meal. I had a salad, Lasagna, and a pork loin in a tomato gravy that was really good.
Dessert was frozen yogurt with raspberry and granola topping that was outstanding.
While I ate, I watched John Wick, then after I laid my chair down and took a 3 hour nap. I woke up with about 2 hours to go, and they served us finger sandwiches with walnuts, cheese, and crackers as a pre landing snack.
We landed in Boston just after 1pm local time and began our nearly three hour layover for our Orlando flight. When we arrived in Orlando, we were picked up by family and finally got home just after 8pm, which was 2am in Paris. Despite the 3 hour nap, a 20 hour travel day was exhausting.
Our vacation lasted 21 days, spanned 4 countries and an entire ocean. The total cost of the trip was pretty high at just over $15,000, and at the same time was a great value for what we got out of it. It was a great trip and I don’t regret this first attempt at semi-retirement. A good part of it was while I was in Paris, my boss contacted me and offered me three extra days at work, and to entice me into accepting, offered me a $400 per day bonus. Hey, that’s nearly a quarter of the trip paid for.
It pays to be one of two board certified emergency nurses and one of only 5 nurses certified for ultrasound guided IV placement.
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