The journey - day one We left the flat about 5:30 and headed to the airport. I was happy that despite leaving in rush hour we made it to Heathrow in minutes. We then had the tension of trying to check in, uncertain if our huge 70 litre packs would be over the weight limit. They were about 17 kg so we made it, just. Everyone else on the flight had checked in online 24 hours in advance, but we couldn't because of the type of ticket we have. So we had to beg to get...