Drive to Joburg . Sun Nov 27
A before breakfast swim, the pool all to myself.
We left the Drakensberg at 10.00 am and had an uneventful drive to Joburg airport, arriving there by 3 pm.
We had to wait 30 minutes for the Turkish Airlines desk to open, but after we had checked in we enjoyed two hours in the spacious S.A lounge with excellent food. The flight to Istanbul was 45 minutes late boarding and this caused chaos at the gate, there being few seats while waiting.
Then the inside of the plane was at a temperature of over 30C for another 45 minutes. I discovered that this was somehow the fault of the airport but no apology or explanation was made by the crew.
After such a poor start, the ensuing food was delicious and David's half of the cabin service was excellent. We eventually took off at 7.15, and landed in Istanbul just before 6am. Then at 9 am the final flight to Valencia.
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