The next morning, I continued the ingratiating approach by getting up first and making her breakfast in bed. I planned a long lazy day before our flight, with the only ‘work’ to be done being packing and me sorting out my laptop (so I could do some work while away) and my beloved camera equipment. I left Aya to her fruit and coffee and headed into one of the spare rooms that was basically a storage room just now, piled high with boxes we had yet to unpack and my bags of camera equipment. I put my tripod to one side. It was a pain in the ass to carry about but was perfect for night sky shots which I was still trying to perfect. Both of my Lowepro camera bags were on top of the wardrobe, out of the way.
I retrieved my main one and put it on the spare bed then returned for my lens bag. As I
