Not a lot to
report on our trip’s last day. We caught a train to the airport, and we had a
lot of trouble getting information about our flight—like a gate assignment, and
whether or not they would feed us. Also, there was a real scarcity of seating
in the airport. Lots of high-end shopping, though.
Once we got on
the plane, we were told that this was a substitute plane. Boy, was it tight—no
knee room AT ALL. I kind of had a meltdown for a while. On the other hand, they
did give everyone a sandwich and a beverage. This first flight was a 3 hour
flight to Reykjavik, Iceland. Once it landed, it did not taxi up to the
terminal. Instead, buses came out to the plane, and drove us to the terminal.
We were trying to find our way to our next gate, but first we had to go through
passport control—twice! But we made it to our gate, before the flight left.
The last flight
was much better. It was a 6 hour flight, but we had knee room and a screen on
the seatback in front of us. And we got 8
to see glaciers
flowing in Greenland! Greenland is not green (sort of like the labeling on
“fair and balanced” news channels) but it is impressive. Greenland is NOT on
our “want to visit” list however; I much prefer my ice in a glass.
And now we’re back on our home continent. Good to
be back, except the gravity feels a little different.