There were no queues at the airport, it was just drop off the cases and go straight through to the first class lounge. Well thanks to Priority Pass the four of us made our way to the VIP Lounge where we could relax and enjoy the facilities away from the hassle and bushel of the regular terminal building. A Bloody Mary poured and the wifi connected. This is the life. The lounge was heaving to be honest, I have never seen a busier VIP lounge. Why do they allow in Children? Isn't that what we paid to escape? But relax Neil, its fine. And we soon learn that if you unscrew the caps from the easy-pour you can get much more booze in your glass! So we settled down and relaxed in the lounge pre flight. Bliss.
Air Europa had us settled down in Madrid in just over two hours. Rain was pouring down the windows of the terminal building but as they say "The Rain in Spain stays mainly on the plane", now we had to change terminals. Okay, so you can fly direct, but the flight times are awful especially on the home bound, and considering it was Easter we got a bargain. So are we flying to Gran Canaria or walking. Seriously, it feels like we have walked miles to get to Terminal Two. Finally, there's the gate! Hmmm Subway. I'm starving. So I make my way over to the Subway Concession. Okay, what shall I have. There's no Chicken Teriyaki here. 6 inch or 12? hmmm. Are they starting to board? They cant? Surely? I mean, its not time is it? This is n't like a Subway at home at all. The queue isn't even moving and there are what? 15 people in front of me? They are definitely shuffling forward towards the gate. What kind of Bread do they have here? Okay, this queue is definitely not moving fast. Hmmm I give up, I return my water to the refrigerator and rejoin Dusan, Richard and Mark at the gate. I'll buy a Sandwhich on-board.
Sorry sir, can you come back please... there is a problem with your seat. The lady quickly calls back Mark and then as she cans each of our boarding passes crosses out the issued seat number and writes on mine 4C. Ooh an upgrade! The four of us, upgraded at the gate. Richard, you've done us proud. As we walk down the gangway and are greated "Welcome Aboard" ah to the Left please. Yes, as Alex always says Never Turn Right on an airplane. Wow this is a big Jet an Airbus 330. We are seen to our seats and the stewardess takes our coats and hangs them up for us! Would we care for a glass of Orange Juice or Water before take off? How big is this seat? I stretch out my legs and for the life of me can not even touch the seat in front of me! Wow. We have a lovely flat screen TV in front of us and the four of us can not believe our luck. Why us? Dressed in jeans? But who cares? Here we are in First Class! Marvelous.
The flight took off and that's really when the fun begins. First I had a lovely Jack Daniels and Diet Coke and what's this button do? Wow, no really this bed does go flat! Brrrrrrrrr I press all of the different settings just to get a feel of what its like? If only we were flying further than the Canaries. What's that smell? Is something burning? Don't be silly. That's our dinner. Out comes the service and were fed a lovely three course meal and did I mention the flat bed?
We had private transfers booked and so once we collected our cases our driver was waiting and the car whisked us away to Villas Blancas. Our home for the next ten days. Our Villa was devine. We had been given a 3 bedroom one in Villas Blancas II, Marvelous. Set around the quieter of the two pools it had everything we needed. A nice kitchen, Television, Dining Table. A table on the Terrace and a Breakfast Bar.
All of us wanted to ensure it was a proper rest and the trouble with Gran Canaria can be that you come back more tired than you leave, especially as many of the bars and venues don't really open till around midnight so our first night we decided to have some food and stay home.
We never made it to the beach! The first day was somewhat overcast, so Richard, Dusan and I took a long walk down to the Faro Lighthouse and a look along the promenade and the newer area of Maspalomas. Thankfully the weather improved and we all managed to work on our tans. We alternated our nights out dining in restaurants and taking turns of cooking at the villa and you know you feel at home when your so happy in the resort that your not worried about leaving the complex. With its Two Pools and a fabulous Jacuzzi it was just heaven. On the Friday evening Villas Blancas hosts an event, so we joined them for a lovely Barbecue. Which is more of a social gathering than anything else. For your 16 Euros we received 3 glasses of Cava each and a sumptuous meal. Very nice.
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