Saturday, July 4, 2009

A day in the air


July 2nd was mostly spent in the air. Driver Eddy rang my bell at 4.45 am. In no time were we at the airport in Zaventem. Meanwhile I know a lot more about Eddy... We were too early to check in and had the bright idea to eat breakfast. Suddenly, Emma, Marie and their mom showed up: they have their own story to tell about Emma's departure to Canada! After checking in (yes, Sofie gave the right answers) we headed for the gate and waited...and waited. Disappointment all over when we noticed that our plane did not have the individual screens. The flight to Atlanta went smooth - the landing in Atlanta wasn't the applause worth..We bumped and skidded all over the place. Going through customs and immigration was a breeze, although Sofie got scolded at for not staying in line! Our bicycles were already at the luggage carousel and in no time we got our bags also. It is a hassle checking the luggage back in, but these are American rules. Our second flight took us to Salt Lake City: I just remember it was colder and that I slept a lot. Had to wake Sofie while the plane was landing. In the airport we had plenty of time to eat and to walk some miles, before we got on the small plane to Bozeman, Montana. Hurray: both bicycles and all the bags made it with us. This is a great start.

2 comments:

  1. hallo Renée en Sofie,

    Goed te horen dat de heenreis goed verlopen is, behalve de turbulente landing dan. Ik hoop dat jullie een goede reis hebben en veel avonturen beleven. Bram en Laura vragen om de groeten te doen aan de beren!!!
    Groetjes en tot later,
    Eva

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  2. Dag Renee en Sofie
    Prachtige start! Hoeveel kilometers fietsen hebben jullie ondertussen achter de kiezen??? Hier in Belgenland zomert het rustig aan, niet te warm, toch wat zon en uiteraard wat wolken...:)Hoe kan het anders??
    Veel liefs en hou ons op de hoogte!
    CE xxx

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