Up in the air!

March 24

The day began on a bus at a Tim Hortens in Dryden. By 5:15 am local time (4:15 am Manitoba time) we were checking in to the Victoria Inn in Thunder Bay. We headed to the rooms and to bed. Most of use were up between 9 and 10 in the morning eating breakfast. At 1 pm we were packed up and eating Persians (see pic) courtesy of Ang Pilkington's sister!

We heard there was a bowling alley down the street, so we thought that might be a decent way to pass the time before heading over to the airport for our 5:50 pm flight. In keeping with the theme of the trip so far, the alley had been booked by Special Olympics, and no lanes were available. Thus off to the airport it was.

Finally our time at the airport was uneventful! The tickets were there, the airplane (a twin turbo prop) was there, and we were there! We boarded, the plane filled, the propellers whirred, Taylor shrieked with joy, and the trip was finally in the air! We landed in Toronto at 5:20 pm and disembarked outside on the tarmac. It was coolish and misty, as were we, with happiness for successfully completing our first leg, albeit a full 26 hours behind schedule.

After a short uneventful flight we entered Pearson Int'l terminal one and strode with purpose to find our gate (E76). Once there we breathed easy and set out to find good food. Again, I'm happy to report, we succeeded.

Before boarding our overseas flight we checked at the Air Canada desk to confirm that there would be tickets waiting for us in Edinburgh. After a little bit of work with a helpful agent, we were able to confirm that there were tickets there. The agent said that she would try to have an agent waiting for us with the boarding passes in London. She said she would try … but we'd heard that before.