Travelling to Florida!

Hi all,

I promised I would give you an insight into my recent trip to Florida to visit with my Grandparents. Normally this should be a completely uneventful occasion, but as anyone with dyspraxia who reads this blog will know, that isn't the case for us!

As always, I was very nervous about the trip. I was concerned with how to get proper transport to the airport, remembering my tickets and how to navigate around the airports! I have come up with a little trick to make sure I don't forget anything, and that is just repetition. I count each pocket of my jeans over and over again - "left pocket wallet, phone, keys, check". "Right pocket MP3 player, tickets, check". I kept checking over and over again until I got to the airport!

After going through curbside check in, I moved fast worrying about how I would find my correct gate. Unfortunately, this lead to me leaving my boarding tickets at the gate... oh no! I was doing so well! Luckily one of the airline employees caught up with me and handed them over!

So, I make it onto the plane. What happens next? I left my phone on the whole time during the flight. I had accidentally forgotten to check my right pocket (seems my system temporarily failed) .

When we finally landed, I used a note I had written on my phone to guide me to the Local Transportation area of the airport. I also showed it to security who guided me to the correct location. I managed to then find a taxi. Instead of trying to explain to the driver where my Grandparents live, I called my Grandfather and let him talk to the driver and guide him in...!

What would I do without my trusty cell phone?!

Look out for my next update on Friday!