Today was a very interesting one to say the least, the shackles had been released (in the nicest possible way) from the strict routine required to get 38 people in a coach around 14 countries of Europe in 33 days, and we were on our own! GENOA We still needed our wits about us though as we had to report at Gatwick for our flight to Genoa Italy by 8.30pm (flight left 10.30am). In the end the decision to stay out by Gatwick was a good one as we could get organised, have breakfast and only need to leave the Hotel at around 8ish, although in the end we were a bit before that. Initially everything went smoothly. We checked in, our suitcases only weighed around 17kg each (allowance is 23kg) so questionable if we needed
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