Travel plans.....

Got 3 trips coming up before the year is out... seeing my granddaughter in two weeks, Oz in about 2 months, then the usual xmas trip to the states.

Flying used to be exciting. Now it's a way to get from one place to another. The excitement is the destination or the people I'll see, not the flight. It seems funny to remember a time when I used to get soooo excited about flying! Take off used to give me such a rush... when the plane speeds up on the runway very fast and you know it's about to lift off. Now that seems so childish. But then I had only flown maybe 3 times before I turned 40. I can't even count the number of flights I've taken now. I have become much better at packing and figuring out how to entertain myself on board. I have a bag of stuff I'll need at my seat and want within easy reach, then the stuff I'll need at some time during flight.

I haven't flown by myself for over 5 years and I'll be doing it twice this year. Now, of course, to include some stress to that I have to wonder who will be sitting next to me for 7 hours at a time and how annoying will they be? If it's someone who wants to gab nonstop I'll have to put on headphones and pretend I'm listening to music while I read, do crosswords or play my electronic solitaire game.

I still enjoy discovering new airports I've never been to. New shops!!