There was only one thing on the agenda today: flying to the US. Usually it would be “going home” but since we are between houses that doesn’t really apply. Jesse’s flight was due to leave at 10:45 so we ran her to the airport for 9am so we could get back and finish packing and saying goodbye before our 1:40 flight. Of course, her flight gets delayed for 5 hours and we didn’t get her text until we were already back in Bannockburn so she was stuck entertaining herself for most of the time.
We managed to squeeze everything back into our original cases and set off to say goodbye to grandma. She was doing better than yesterday but still wasn’t 100% but she promised to rest up for our next visit. Then back to Glasgow airport where we had an unplanned reunion with Jesse who was banished to the main terminal since there was no gate for her flight yet. Luckily, we have passes for some of the private travel lounges so we all got drinks and food and free wifi while waiting. Our IcelandAir flight was on-time so we said our goodbyes and headed to the cattle call to get to Reykjavik.
The two hour flight was uneventful and we had 3 hours to kill in the airport but luckily we got the BUSINESS CLASS UPGRADE for the transatlantic flight! That meant access to the lounge in the Reykjavik airport where we got food, drinks, and a great view of the Mexico win over Germany. We also were able to keep tabs on Jesse who *still* hadn’t left Glasgow yet but whose flight finally left about 7 hours late.
Then it was time for the final leg of travel. We got the nice wide seats, stupid amount of booze, real food (including a gluten free option I was able to order on-line), and lots of attentive service. I managed to squeeze in 9 out of 10 episodes of The Handmade’s Tale between the two flights and got a good amount of knitting done to boot. We landed on time and grabbed the shuttle to the airport hotel where we proceeded to crash about 9pm.
So now our travels are done for the year. We’ll be back next year with a grand tour for our 30th wedding anniversary – a cruise of the Greek Islands is currently on the table. In the meantime, feel free to follow our more mundane activities at The Cannon Chronicles.
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