We hadexpectedtoarriveanhourlate, but in theeventwe were early.
Fears aboutsafetywere, in theevent,unfounded.
They had beenexpectingtoseesecurityguards, but in theeventthegateswereunmanned.
Troops werestationedalong theborder,althoughin theeventthey were notneeded.
We hadallowedtwoweeksfor thejourneythough in theeventwe got there with threedaystospare.