With a bountiful meal for lunch and a recent thriller movie for entertainment, I had some respite after having rushed through the terminal to the departure gate. On landing in Kolkata, I shared a selfie with Sumantro Mukherjee on the Flock To Fedora chat before going in separate ways to our homes.

After landing in Mumbai, our attempts to swiftly get to the departure gates were thwarted by my getting held twice by the security checks for the luggage inspection. I was barely able to make it to the departure gates in time, thanks to the supportive ground officials and my cardiovascular training.

During a layover at London Heathrow (LHR), we explored the Duty-Free stores to stuff more souvenirs in our backpacks. With a rude awakening about the departure gates being in another terminal, we rushed through the London Underground to make it there in time before the boarding gate closed for good.

After getting through the troubled security checks, we looked for a departure immigration desk but could not quite find it. On the other hand, Clement, who was coincidentally travelling on the same flight to our next layover destination London Heathrow (LHR), was able to find us in the busy airport.

Sumantro and I bade farewell to a bunch of folks leaving either on the same day or the next day while we waited in the reception area for our taxi to arrive. Things started getting messier when we decided to check in for a set of long flights and we feared that we might lose our luggage again.