Wow, what an interesting start to the trip!
Some terrorists decided that they wanted to blow some planes up, problem is that the British police got to them before they got to the planes.
Not that bad a thing, you might think, but this put all UK airports on high alert, meaning that NO items were to be taken onto the plane as hand luggage except boarding passes and passports.
Nothing...
We tried 'sneaking' on some food, a few drinks, and a few of my magazines, but there was no chance of that happening as all of that had to be throw out.
Past check-in, and the horendous queues in Gatwick, we went through into the departure lounge, first going through the mandatory security checks; Shoes off, belts off, jackets off. It felt like Washington D.C all over again.
Past the security checks and into the departure lounge, I see the boarding displays show that our plane's gate is closing soon. I run off to tell them that we're coming, only to run out of breath about 1/4 of the way there and have to walk it all the way. Turns out that it was for nothing, as the gate hadn't even opened yet.
Then came the showstopper: We had lost our bording passes.
This could have put a stop to the whole journey, but fortunately someone found them before we had to board, which was VERY lucky.
Being the really bad flier that I am, I really couldn't stomach the flight. I slept now and then, watched some in flight entertainment, but generally had my head down trying not to throw up. The 10 hours could not have gone any faster.
Touchdown in Calgary, and it was as if nothing had happened. Went through customs, collected our bags, and headed off outside. Salim uncle was waiting for us, and we piled our bags into, and onto, his MPV.
A quick stop off for food and some tylenol, and off on the 3 hour car ride to Edmonton. Got here, had a bit to eat, and got straight onto the internet!
End of day one.. Hopefully tomorrow will be a better day.
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