Day 2: Planes, no trains, and automobiles

The plane ride was looong. We're on a the plane, strapped in. The flight attendants have done their double checking and we're waiting for a lane to take flight. Then the pilot comes on and says a light is on that shouldn't be and we have to get it checked out. We're flying over an OCEAN! Let's get it fixed. All of the gates are full so we have to wait for a gate. We're holding up other flights because we're in the taxi lane.

We find a gate; the mechanics come on board and go below. Paper, re-fueling, re-strapping of seatbelts, recross-checking and an hour and a half later, we're on our way! The food was good. I slept a little. There was some serious Ambien going on on the plane because no one can sleep through a trans-Atlantic flight like the people beside me. I gave up on trying to sleep at 4:15 and chalked it up as a success because I could open my eyes and not have a headache. A nap is sure to follow. 2 hours until landing and 30 minutes to breakfast!!!!

The delay in the flight only gives my bags an hour to make it to the plane, but assuming they were on board with me, at least they're on the right continent. I talked with a lady from London a little and shared my worries. She and her kids travel a lot and she assured me they would get things taken care of properly and also made me realize i need to learn my geography. This is sure to be a side effect of travel.

Since my flight to London was delayed I was late to Madrid. I had to go through customs AGAIN. I was the next person in line and the guy in front of me got stopped and asked a lot of questions. I was impatient and late. Got through that, then security AGAIN. made it to the gate in time. I went to the counter to get my boarding pass because they wouldn't give it to me in America after they changed all my flights. I was flying on Iberia which is Spanish. The lady yelled at me and told me I should've got it when I checked my bags. I tried to tell her that I didn't come from a counter and she didn't care and continued to chastise me and tell me my bags wouldn't make it on the flight. i know i know.