air traffic control delays holiday take off — well, it was a good plan… industrial action by air traffic controllers delayed my flight by twelve hours, so i’ve gotta bonus day of stooging around in elizabeth bay… on the plus side, i scored extra karma points for being the first prospective passenger not to shout at the person on the check-in desk upon learning the news this morning… so yeah, checked my bag in, & don’t hafta be back at the airport until seven tonight… & i’ve gotta window seat, so i’ll be able to look out at the darkness…
but otherwise still on schedule — the good news is that this won’t affect my eta in rome, although i do miss out on my overnight stop in japan, which i was looking forward to… but, you know, it could be worse… & it does mean i’ve more time to spend savouring the excitement, even if this morning’s post turned out to be a little overly optimistic…
::: overly optimistic early morning post :::
locked & loaded — woohoo! airport in the morning, narita in the evening, rome tomorrow night!
expect updates to be sporadic until april 22 — although you may see the occasional picture from time to time… taking the camera & the cable, so i can fill keri’s laptop up with images… <grin>
someone warn rome — i’m on my way!
