Completion Trip Begins

Although the contract had stipulated at completion date for the Bells 2 complex as the 15th May, there would be a six week period after this for the furnishing to be put in. To be on the safe side, I'd booked flights directly from Glasgow to Bourgas for the 18th July. This seemed prudent, and to make sure I got the flights I booked them a good few months in advance. Unfortunately this meant that I had to pay through the nose for them, which only became clear a few weeks before we were due to leave when the flights came down to half the price I'd paid. Fortunately Barrasford and Bird had arranged transport from Bourgas airport to St Vlas, so that was one less thing to worry about.
A couple of weeks before we left, we got a message from Barrasford and Bird saying our apartment may not be furnished in time due to the St Vlas company that was doing it being a bit snowed under in the area. The message did include the comforting note that Barrasford and Bird would provide accomodation at their expense if the work wasn't done, a nice touch. We were also given some priority since we'd already booked our flights to Bulgaria.
On the Friday before we were due to leave, Barrasford and Bird phoned and told me that most of the work had been done, but a few minor things were outstanding. I, of course, asked for the details and it turned out to be things like an iron, which wasn't a big deal at all. The only thing that bothered me was curtains, and they'd fitted a temporary set to ensure we had some privacy.
We flew out on the Tuesday afternoon with Thomson Fly, which was pretty painless. The flight took just over 3 hours, and we'd been expecting closer to 4, so that was a bonus. The taxi was waiting for us as we got through customs and we were at St Vlas within the hour. It only took 20 minutes to track down someone with a key, and there we were, standing inside our first Bulgarian apartment.