Ryanair baggage allowance - here we come.

I finished the evening off with Sue & Graham showing me their photos from Route 66 - it's very varied and very interesting but very commercialised how everyone is advertising the Route 66 connection. Sue told me she had approx 2200 photos - so I think there may have been the odd one that I missed - sorry Sue. I always loved visiting America so I was genuinely interested in their trip as I know it is unlikely I'll be going there again.

Friday was my last day in Sheffield before flying back from East Midlands. I went into see my old work colleagues - nothing changes there, apart from one desk having been turned around, it all looks just the same, but it was really good to see them all.

The whole purpose of my trip to the UK was for a meeting on this Friday morning, and out of 4 days there was only this one place I had an agreed time to be there.

So, in true Spanish mañana style, at the time I should have been at my meeting I was on the other side of Sheffield - on my way!

I phoned Sue & Graham when I was finished, as they were driving me down to the airport for my flight back to Spain. I was aware that I had some extras in my case and that coming over I had only 1kg spare in my baggage allowance. I was also aware that Ryanair staff are redhot at charging for excess weight.

BUT

I had a cunning plan.

I only have a small hand luggage bag, a small lightweight rucksack. So, if needs must I would buy a holdall bag at the airport and take more on as hand luggage. Our last holdall had finally collapsed after the last trip so we could do with a new one - I could justify the spend after all - £15 for a kg of excess baggage or £15 for a new bag - at least I would have something at the end of the trip that could be used again.

And, as with any well constructed plan - there was a glitch.

Delays on the journey around Nottingham meant I arrived without enough time to go shopping if I needed to!

OK, looks like I'm biting the bullet and paying whatever excess charge they throw at me.

But by being late (and not being the only one) they were only bothered about getting the bags on the conveyor belt and through. I put the case on the scale, the check-in girl put the label round the handle and pressed the button and sent it on its way.......

RESULT.....

She never even looked at its weight - and I certainly didn't ask.

So, we'll never know whether I was over or not but 5 pairs of shoes surely must weigh more than 1 kg!

Who cares, I was on my way back to Spain, to my husband and to my 2 little pups.

I'd had a great few days, I loved seeing everyone, and I was so pleased to be going home - back to Spain.