The day started with a good old fashion snow shovel to move the 4 foot drift blocking our exit. The street was plowed by 7 a.m. so we had no issues getting out of Oak Bluff. The trip to the airport was uneventful but slow.
Then the fun began. First, we forgot to leave our winter gloves behind so they’re coming to Oz. Second, upon checking in at the kiosk, we learnt that our flight would not be leaving at 12:35 (at the time of writing it is now 12:55). And back to the winter gloves. I tried to put them into our checked luggage but the combination on the suitcase didn’t work. The luggage is checked through to Melbourne so hopefully we can get some assistance there.
1:36 p.m. and we are finally in the air. The flight we were on started its day in Halifax. I feel sorry for any of the passengers who were remaining on the flight to Vancouver. The headphone jack on my seat arm is broken so once we are in the air, I was moved to a different seat. We arrived in Vancouver around 2:30 and caught the shuttle to the hotel by 3:00 where I was able to catch some sleep and freshen up before the next leg of the trip.
I’m currently taking advantage of the airport’s WIFI to finish today’s blog. It’s surprisingly cold in Vancouver where the temperature overnight is expected to be -8c.
Another hour before we are to start boarding. There is not a lot of people in the departure lounge yet but the plane is at the gate so I take that as a good sign.
I will now close off Day 1 of the Hopper adventure. Keep warm. The next time you hear from me, I should be in the Land Down Under.
Hopper Oz Adventure 