FLIGHT 2 - ABU DHABI - MANCHESTER

We made it on to flight number 2 without too many hitches - Etihad are much stricter in Sydney than on home turf. We got bottles of water and all sorts through security. Having rested, the 7 hour flight was a pretty light proposition compared to the 14hr. The flight wasn't full so there was room to move about, lie down etc. I had a Scotch - just to prepare for what's ahead. Manchester airport was a bit of a muddle (we were primed to leave bags checked all the way to Edinburgh but the Etihad girl wasn't up for that, so we checked them out and back in. The Border Security attendant was not going to let us in on grounds of insanity for leaving Sydney to come here. We said we are heading up to Edinburgh. She relented - just.