Day 3 - 255 -- Heading for home

For the first time since arriving in Spain, as I flew out of the Malaga airport there were clouds covering the hilltops. This obscured any possible view of Africa or Gibralter as we flew over. Clouds cleared as we flew northeast, showing the many volcanic looking mountain tops -- many with depressions on top rather than looking like the Rockies, Alps or Himalayas which are more tectonic plates pushed upwards. Cloud returned as we approached Paris so all that was visible were the suburb looking areas around the airport. Time between flights was minimal -- bus to terminal, long walk to border services, waiting, and then walking to the departure gate. Got there just as they were preparing to board so no time to even buy a postcard or take a photo to prove I was really there.

The transatlantic flight was smooth and comfortable. Foodservice was lovely. Only complaint was there was no regular offer of water throughout a 7-1/2 hour flight. Time was again tight in Montreal where customs was cleared. Due to the short connection time, they sent the few of us through a much shorter line. Unfortunately, connecting flights and those leaving the airport all were in one huge line the length of the baggage hall. I kept walking forward and stepping in front of those who left a space big enough for me. Once the bags were dropped, we then had to leave the secure area and re-enter through security. Again, no connections line, just the huge line of all new travelers. I flagged down a security person and asked if there was another way to go with a flight that was leaving in 30 minutes. She sent me and another woman to the shortest lines for security -- still 15 people in front of me. I got to the gate in time to allow a bathroom break since the gate was at the near end of the terminal.

Twenty hours after I left the hotel in Malaga, I landed in Halifax, tired, but so happy to be there. This was the weekend that Canadians were to take pictures or videos to explain what they were doing -- a compilation will be constructed in celebration of the 150th anniversary of the founding of Canada in 2017. I was thinking how wonderful it was that I was heading back home. I took a few pictures out airplane windows, since that was the way I saw the world that day. It was exciting to see the Bonavista peninsula in Newfoundland -- the first part of Canada that I saw and it made me feel so happy to see home.

A song that seemed to fit for today has great guitar at the beginning and is just catchy phrasing in the lyrics.  Enjoy!

Jet Airliner -- The Steve Miller Band