Well, we docked in Hamburg again on the 29th to let off about 1000 passengers (mostly German) and pick up about that many more. Some of the new passengers were just coming along for the ride for two nights to Southampton. There were two Swiss gentlemen sitting at the table next to me who boarded in Hamburg, were going to Southampton and then immediately flying back to Switzerland. Doesn't seem worth it to me for two nights, but they seemed to be enjoying it. Anyway, yesterday was packing day which didn't take long. It rained most of the day, but we finally got a little sun late in the afternoon. It started raining again this morning as we docked in Southampton, but had quit by the time I got off the ship about 8:30. My bags were waiting for me inside the terminal (yay! I always worry that they won't be there) and the bus to the airport was waiting for me outside the terminal. It takes about 2 1/2 hours to get from the docks to the airport. No problems checking in or going through security, so here I am in the Delta lounge in the airport, waiting for my 2:30 departure. There were masses of people at the airport this morning - I don't know where they all come from, but London seems to be full of middle-easterners and I think all of them were at the airport this morning. The Delta lounge is actually shared with several airlines and is run by Etihad airlines owned by Dubai. The staff is very nice, but I feel like I'm somewhere in the middle east. Oh, well, I'll be back in the good ol' USA by tonight. Happy trails.