Surrounded by people of all nationalities, I sit hunched over my laptop in the middle of a busy Heathrow airport. Ahead of me, is 16.5 hours of flight, but I come prepared with all sorts of stuff to read and do. That is, whilst the battery lasts and before I have to resort to reading something that does not need a battery, a.k.a book. My observations for the CFHT (Canada France Hawaii Telescope) have all been planned and I can’t wait to look at the stars under the best night sky in the world.