Well, after a 30 minute wait to get seated for breakfast this morning, I enjoyed a bowl of porridge and coffee. I then worked in my hotel room for a while, before going across to the data centre I was at yesterday to get an access card produced – so if I am back in Chicago in the future I can get in. I checked out of the hotel about 12, and the car came to pick me up to take me up to the airport.

I eventually worked out the system for automated check-in, and toddled off to security, then straight to gate… where I had to wait for 2 hours . And there was no wifi so I couldn’t work. Eventually we were all boarded…me sat next to a window, and a couple sat next to me… who, despite being on a flight couldn’t keep their hands off each other. Thankfully I could look out of the window. The woman was wearing a black dress that just about covered her…and it didn’t suit her. Blurgh. For this flight I was travelling economy, which apparently is the BP standard for internal flights. The captain said that there may be some turbulence, but there was hardly anything, a pretty straightforward flight.

I was greeted by the driver at Houston airport, who led me out to this large limo, with darkened glass for the back of the car… for me. It didn’t seem right, but he had my name, and so off we went. The drive to the hotel took about 30 minutes. It’s difficult to draw a judgement of Houston from the main interstates / freeways, it would be a bit like forming a judgement on London whilst driving on the M25, but Houston is a sprawling city, comparted to the more compact Chicago. Chicago accommodates by building up… Houston seems to build out. Space is not an issue. Houston is also considerably hotter. Mid 30’s celsius.

The hotel room is nice. I went to the restaurant and had a steak fit for desperate dan ! And now it is 9:30pm, and I am very tired. Early start tomoz, I need to be in the BP offices by 8am for a meeting. So, lights out for me…