Tuesday, April 20, 2010

En Vazhkaiyil vandha Volcano

Ennoda previous post la en samayalai paththi padichirupeenga. Adhula sonna mari idhu na senja prawn oda climax. En hubby Thursday 15th Belfast ku varanum. But as you all know Iceland la Volcano vandhadhunala ella flight from to UK were cancelled. Blessing in disguise mari my hubby’s flight was the last flight from Belgium to London. So London Heathrow vandhachu.

He called me Thursday afternoon and said that his next flight to Belfast at 13.50 hrs is cancelled. Appo I didn’t realize this as such a huge problem, so night flight schedule pannuvanganu nenachen. Meantime, en hubby immigration and medical checkup ellam yeduthutu irukkum podhu, anga irundhavanga pesinadha vechi pakkum podhu flight inime next day thandra mari yengalukku purinjadhu. Already ennoda hubby ya BA kum BMI Heathrow airport alaya vechchi, kadaisiya Friday flight illa, idhoda Saturday morning 8.50 ku than next flight nu sollitu Checkin panna Suitcase um kuduthutanga.

Meantime na en friend’s kita discuss pannitu irukkum podhu, they suggested me about ferry from London to Belfast. So na en hubby kitta information desk la poyi ferry pathi kekka sonnen. Then information desk la oru punniyavan Dublin poyi angarundhu Belfast ku train la poyidunu sollirukkan. En hubby yum avan sonna vudane yenakku on the way vandhutu surprise kudukkalamnu, first phase of travel la Euston poga Tube la yeriyachu. Apparam na call pannum podhu “Na Belfast vandhutu irukennu” sonnaru. Then eppadi varanu kekkum podhu than Dublin vishayam veliya vandhadhu. Then I got shocked and said he doesn’t have visa for Dublin, as it doesn’t come under UK visa and it requires Republic of Ireland visa nu.

But andha Information desk la irundhavan Dublin transit nala ne pogalamnu solli anupitan. Apparam Euston poyi serum podhu time already 4 PM. Then anga poyi Virgin trains la kekkum podhu than ne Dublin poga mudiyadhu vevum na Glasgow poyi night stay pannitu next day Belfast poyidunu easy ya sollitan. But unfortunately my hubby didn’t carry more cash also and he was almost tired of carrying a big suitcase of 30KG and a cabin bag of 10KG. Even I lost my patience and told him not to run here and there and I would arrange some place for him to stay.

Apparam hotels ellam patha, almost ellam full and only left out with some sharing Dorms. So idhu vezhaki agadhunu, started contacting my London friends. En bad luck na yaru kandippa help pannuvanganu nenachano, avangalukku help panna mudiyadha situation. So kadasiya oru friend ku call panni keta, avanga udane vara sollitanga. Then en hubby Euston la irundhu Heathrow poyi ticket confirmation vangiyachu. Then en hubby ya en friend vetukku poga, sammadhikka vekka accommodation kandupidikka kasta patta mariye kasta puttu odhukka vechchachu.

Then Heathrow airport la irundhu oru taxi pidichi en friend vettu address sonna, avan taxi la tom tom kuda illa and taxi driver en hubby kita vazhi sollunu oru alambal. En friend ku udane phone panni vazhi solli oru vazhiya driver ku puriya vechi vettukku kutitu poyi vittachu. After he reached my friend’s place I was bit relaxed. Idhukku naduvula senja  prawn curry ya waste pannadha na Saturday vandhu sappiduren nu solliyachu. But na neraya senjadhunala sari en office la friend ku kuduthudulam nu nenachi avangala ketta, avanga vendam, nenga unga hubby kaga senjadhu, nengale sappitunganu sollitanga. Oru vela sappida bayandhu appadi solliruppangalonu apparam feel pannen. So Saturday vandhuduvarunu nenachi ennala mudinja alavukku curry ah gali pannen. But thaniya avlo effort poda mudiyala. Then Saturday News patha annaikkum flights cancel. So enna panna mudiyum? Idhu mela curry ah vechitu irundha rombha damage ayidumnu, heavy heart oda dust bin la potten.

So en first non-veg samayal for my hubby, konjam yenakkum, konjam dust bin kum poyachu L. Oru vela santhoshama irundha edho oru prawn ah piricha pavam than ippadi en vazhkaila Volcano va vandha vilayadiduchonu nenakkiren. Ippadiye Saturday, Sunday, Monday nu poyikitte irukku but flight mattum vitta mari illa. So idhoda oru special um kedayadhu, flight Belfast la land ana udane than samakka arambhikkaradhunu mudivu panniyachu. Enna panna en prawn curry sappida kuduthu vaikkala.

Indha chaos layum I’m atleast I’m happy that he is now in a safe place. Thank God that he was atleast able to reach London and I could contact him(na en intelligence use panni India trip pona appo kudutha UK Sim card, ippadu use agumnu nenakkave illa) often to know the status. If he had been caught in Belgium then there   would not have been this chance also and that would have been the most unfortunate experience of life.

Hope our friend Volcano rest in peace sooner and leave way for all the flights……

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