Singapore – Brisbane
After a very distressing night – and one in which Mike got very little sleep because he was preparing emails and making calls – Mike set off for Singapore Airlines Terminal Three, again, about 7.30. We needed assistance to ensure that I was cleared to fly on our evening flight to Brisbane. Mike returned to the hotel around 9.15 with news that he had located the Medical Centre at Terminal Three. We’re completely baffled why no-one told us about it earlier. There was an offer to provide an ambulance to take me to the Miedical Centre, but thankfully MIke returned to the Hotel and I packed my bags, ready to travel, and we went to the Centre.
The care was excellent. I was taken to a small, private room where the attention from a doctor and a male nurse was amazing. An examination and swabs confirmed that I did, indeed, have food poisoning. I was given medications and a powder to make into a drink to rehydrate. By 2.30 I was able to return to our Hotel at Changi for a rest before returning to the airport for our flight home.They warned me that, under no circumstances, should coconut or dairy products be taken by a person with food poisoning, so my drink of coconut, which was SO refreshing, was the worst thing I could have had.
We set off around 5 pm for the last trip to Terminal Three. Check-in was smooth and we were able to check our luggage through to Norfolk, which was a huge relief. The wait in the Lounge was pleasant and relaxed although I still felt very fragile. The attention we received on the flight to Brisbane was ‘first class’ because the cabin manager took a great interest in my Milan / Singapore journey and the lack of support from the cabin crew when I was so ill. The movie I watched was “Love Happens” in which there was a really perfect quote about when one journey ends another begins. I wrote the quote on a serviette and then left it on the plane!! I need to watch the movie again to catch the real quote. It was SO perfect.
Our arrival in Brisbane went smoothly as transit passengers and although it meant a long wait in Brisbane, it was in comfort and we didn;t have to worry about luggage. Mike had his shower first and looked so refreshed despite the fact that he must have been very exhausted after all the attention he showered on me in Singapore. When I had my shower, I think MIke thought I had washed away because I was so long. The shower was hot and sooooo beautiful and it felt so good to wash away the past few days.
I really loved the carvings in Brisbane airport:






















