Woohoo - at the hotel and the bed is just feet away...

the New York to Salt Lake leg was nicely delayed by about an hour but after waiting this long I no longer cared!

it was a 4 and half hour flight and we landed at about 11 local time but getting luggage and waiting for the hotel shuttle it was after midnight by the time I'd checked in and got to the room. That's about 25 hours after I started this journey.

V.nice accommodations - ensuite (natch), desk, La-z-Boy arm chair, king size bed and a 32" TV with 50 channels... nice

As I've already turned into a pumpkin about two hours ago (no comments!), I think it's time to fall into bed a screaming heap... that's probably more energy than have... OK a whimpering mess.

Just a 6 hour stop-over in JFK and I'm on the last leg to Salt Lake City...

... the flight over and I have a 6 (or so) hour lay-over at JFK... nice! I tried getting wait listed on a flight to Salt Lake at 3 but it was already over booked - just have to wait for my scheduled service at 730...

Here's the view from the Delta Sky Club - an overcast and muggy (outside) day - inside, nice and cool and pleasant and, at times, beer-y. A good choice I think to while away the hours - JFK Terminal 3 flight-side is v.boring and take about 10 minutes to view the sights - oooo Starbucks... ahhh Burger King... the thrills never cease.

The flight over was pretty good. Although a KLM flight, it was code-share of a Delta flight. Economy class had a reasonable amount of leg-room and the entertainment was on a new touch screen that had quite a big selection. That being said, I can't remember the movies or TV watched but at least it occupied the time.

Might be time for a bit of a nap before heading westward...

Finally through security at Heathrow…

Why is it that, in a potentially time pressured environment, do the security people stand around chatting?

My briefcase was put to one side for greater scrutiny as I had apparently too densely packed my gadget power packs (into a single zipped pouch).

That's fair enough but I had to wait 5 minutes for the shift change and another 5 whilst the new person confirmed with another about meeting for lunch and something about last night's Corrie (East Enders?)... what do I know - they mentioned some character names that didn't ring any bells anyway...

Sheesh - all I wanna do is get on the flight-side to get breakfast and more importantly coffee!!

Speaking of which, here it is... See you State-side.

Salt Lake City here I come...

Tomorrow morning I will be flying out of Heathrow for a 10 day break in Salt Lake City.

I have enrolled on a week long course for 'Strategies in Welsh Ancestry', so hopefully it, and a few more hours of research in the massive genealogical library will progress my personal family research.. at least a few steps!