Step One... London

After approximately 3 panic attacks over the last weekend, a last minute packing session at the Air Canada check-in counter, a short flight delay and 5 hours of "moderate to severe turbulence" (stupid storm!), I have arrived in London. Truth be told, as I was sitting on the tarmac in Halifax being warned by the pilot about the severity of the turbulence we would be encountering (and therefore would not have any hospitality service for the majority of the flight) and that we in fact had to take on extra fuel so we could fly at a lower altitude and take a longer more southern route - I figured maybe that was my hint to just get off the plane... But, I hung in there - faced my fear of turbulence and am now sitting in a cafe waiting for my next flight (to Vienna). A special note to all the VAC girls - I was thinking of you while being tossed around the cabin this morning... The feature film was 'Little Miss Sunshine'!! I'm so happy to be in London again even if it is just a quick stopover... The first "hiya" I got after getting off my flight definitely made my day! So that's the first jaunt of this big adventure - I will write more when I actually arrive in Vienna!