7/4 - LHR

So, I made it in to London Heathrow at 6am, spent an hour or so in a maze of tunnels and moving walkways, got a stamp in my passport, "reclaimed" my bag, finally found Cyprus Air and re-checked in. I have to admit, it smelled a little bad down there and by the time I got up to the international flights, all I could think about was CYO basketball practice where you're hot and sweaty, but somebody left the gym door open, so you're freezing at the same time. The first song I heard in London was "Dancing Queen". The only song stuck in my head for the next 3 hours was "Dancing Queen."

When they finally released the gate number like it was some sort of lottery, I got to the gate and found 5 of the other 9 kids (2 had taken an earlier flight and 2 are still on their way). A freezing and turbulent 4 hour flight later, we arrived in Larnaca, grabbed our bags, some Cypriot pounds and were on our way. Now we're relaxing comfortably at the Antonis G Hotel Apartments in Larnaca, working our way through the showers, and planning to go out and toast to the 4th. Hope you're out enjoying some fireworks!