Over the Atlantic

July 7th, Over the Atlantic

We had breakfast at 6:30 this morning. They had a nice little breakfast sandwiches: eggs, cheese Canadian bacon on an English muffin. They also had cereal and juice prepared for us. We then went and prepared for the day.

We started to leave the hotel at 9:00, again in three shifts. It was none too early. By the time we dealt with luggage, ticketing and security, we arrived at our gate as boarding began.

I don’t know how the kids are fairing, they are in steerage. The gate manager put Mr. Dols and I in business class…he must have travelled with teenagers at one time! Actually, the kids have been great. The stewardess just put table clothes on our tray tables. And the reclining, massaging seats will make the next 12 hours so much nicer! The hard part is deciding on the first course: shrimp, truffled chicken terrine or crab cakes.

We still don’t know about our luggage. We want to keep the bulk of it in Addis if possible. Time will tell and everyone is being flexible. The ticketing people at Ethiopian Air were wonderful.