The Flight

Posted in Travel by Dom on September 28th, 2006

I think the flight ended up being about 18hrs, including a 1hr stop in Dakar in which we weren’t suppose to use the bathroom or get in the way of the cleaners. So basically don’t move.

Overall it was pretty good. We mostly sat near each other so we could chat and a couple of us switched seats because it wasn’t a full load so we spread out a bit. They had some ok movies though I only ended up watching Akeelah and the Bee within the final three hours. A fine movie. The food was good; I’d never eaten on a plan before so that was an experience.

The plane was surprisingly small. I expected the biggest but it wasn’t. There was a middle row, which is where I was confined too, though I had an aisle seat. I couldn’t see much through the windows as a result. A bit of a let down. The crew was nice and you could get almost anything you wanted so that made things interesting.

Everything really went off without a hitch. They only weighed one of my bags at the check-in so I was pleased. Apparently I could have taken my guitar as a carry-on, which I am bummed about. C’est la vie.