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Travel Day - CT to Spain (Part 1)

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Hi Friends.

Today my trip started. A few days ago, I posted about the snowstorm that hindered my initial plans, and the issues that this snow caused. So today, I set off to fly to Madrid, Spain by way of London. I had no real plans or directions besides heading out and seeing was new.

First came the packing.

I opted for 3 bags, the small one for daily around town things, the larger one for the laptop and flight bag, then the largest for the clothing and such...

I also enjoy laying out all my gear and clothing ahead of time before I leave. It helps me take a mental stock of what I have and what has to go and also, reduces the "Oh, did I pack that" feeling...

Everything fits well into the 3 page. Looking at it now, I would like to reduce that just down to 2 or one bag... I dislike travelling with a lot of gear, but for today that works fine. :)

From the front door of my home to my hostel in Madrid, it took about 19 hours. 19 hours with all sorts of ups and downs to work through. Let me share with you this adventure as it unfolded.

I woke up at 7 am, got dressed and did some work on D.Buzz. Then at 11am, my mom, Grandma and I set out. We dropped off the grandmother then started the 2 hour drive to NYC!

We got to JFK and I assume my terminal was 8, as my flight was on American Airlines, however, it was on British Airlines, brought to you by American Airlines... so, I had to go to terminal 7. Sure, that is not an issue, but the air tram was broken, so I had to go on a bus, a bus that was delayed by about 40 min. Standing in the cold, the bus finally came, and it was packed.

Another 30 min of driving from 8 back to 7, and I arrived... oh right, before I left terminal 8, I had to fill in a health form online, that took 30 min, then stood in line, only to be told to go to terminal 7. Hahaha.. Good times. But, long story short, I made it to the Bridish Airways station and checked in.

After passing through security (Another 30 min due to the long lines), I made it, to the boarding gate with about 40 min left (I did get there at 1 pm... for a flight at 18:30... Hahhaa).

So to unwind, it was time to have a drink and enjoy the day a little.

Relaxing, finally... The time passed and then, over a loudspeaker, the time was 18:30 and the flight was boarding. On to the first flight!

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I will update you about the next leg of the journey in the morning friends. My mind is tired, and I feel the sweet call of sleep calling me from 1 story up.

Good nigt and talk to you soon!

Cheers

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