The headlines all say - bring us home / the ships are coming
It has been interesting to be on this side of the world in the middle of the results of the ash cloud and consequent airline problems. Ther were huge issues here, with so many trapped in counrties and ports and airports with no chance of getting out soon. Apparently they will take a week or more to clear them all. The shiip had problems with staff unable to get to the ship for duties, and others with no way to get home. The navy has ships going to Spain, and Calais has so many they cannot cope with the numbrs for the ferries. You soon realise how reliant we are on various transport methods, and when it goes wrong, we are marooned, physically and perhaps mentally. There must be huge numbers of Australians who will have trouble getting back to Australia - the flights are full usually anyway without extras. It was an odd feeling knowing that in an emergency we could not get home for a few days at least. Another piece in the travel patchwork.
More soon
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