We checked in our bags and we were ready to go since we already had our boarding passes. There wasn't a gate assignment yet so we went through security - which was extremely quick and painfree, we didn't even have to take off our shoes - then we went and found a place to get coffee and some breakfast and wait for a gate assignment. It took about 40 minutes before a gate appeared on the screen and at that time we made our way to Gate 17. Here we had to have our passports and boarding passes checked - again it was very quick. At this point we only had about 30 minutes to wait for boarding. We were happy to have two seats by the window by ourselves - it is just nicer not to have to worry about anyone else. We got settled and were ready for takeoff but for some reason things were moving slow - so our 9:05am takeoff turned into a 9:40am takeoff. When things got settled I decided to watch a movie - Maleficent and then they came around with beverages. After my movie finished they brought us lunch - salad, chili, bun, passionfruit yougurt, coke and coffee. While eating I watched Mr. Peabody and Sherman. Later they brought us a strawberry popsicle type thingy for a snack and I also had more coffee. When this movie finished I took a break and filled out the customs forms for me and Thomas and then closed my eyes and rested for a bit. Then I decided to watch another movie - Noah. During this movie they brought us another small meal - cheese and sundried tomato sandwiches, chips, cookie and mints. Thankfully when the last movie finished we were close to landing, by this time I was getting really bored and was ready to get out of the plane. 
After landing we went through customs which went really fast and then we went to claim our bags. Once we had our bags we made our way to Terminal 5 where our next flight was leaving from but not until 8:30pm. The time at this point was just after noon NYC time. They told us it was too early to check-in so we had to find a place to sit and wait for a couple of hours. There was only one place to get anything to eat and that was a Dunkin' Donuts. So we had iced coffees and a doughnut and sat there and talked and read until we could check-in and get through security. Around 3:00pm we finally got bags checked in and our boarding passes and then headed for security. Again we got through security quickly - I really thought that security would be more involved since we were flying on 9/11, but it wasn't bad. We made our way to Gate 23 and settled in as we still had a few hours to wait. We spent the time reading, playing on our iPads, walking around, getting a few snacks and even taking a couple of cat naps. I really thought we would go stir crazy as time just seemed to drag - I guess we just wanted to get home. We finally boarded and began our non stop flight from New York City to Albuquerque. We ended up sleeping the entire flight which made it seem quick. The plane landed in Albuquerque about 11:00pm and by the time we got our bags, took the shuttle to our car and got out of the parking lot it was almost midnight. It was 1:00am when we got in bed - that means we had been up for almost 28 hours. We were so happy to home and in our own bed and I have to say we slept like babies and didn't wake up until 10:30 this morning.So that is our trip to Dartmoor and London - we had a great time but as usual we are very happy to be home. This was a great experience and I loved Dartmoor. Maybe one day we can make another trip to the area and see more of the moors. At the end of this month I will write another post about what I took care of post trip - just to keep a full record.
London
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