I understand the artificial sense of time dilation that
flying give me... and it's not just the flying through the time zones that I am
talking about... it's the comparison to other forms
of travel that caught my attention. Allow me to explain…
It is currently 01:21 in London
18:21 back in Denver and we're passing over Kearney, Nebraska. I set my screen
to the flight path channel when I got on the plane and have been watching the
progress of our flight in the periphery of my attention since they allowed me
to turn back on my tablet. I was reading the book that I brought for the flight
and the word "Kearney" caught my attention.
Wow! That is a six-hour drive from
home and we have covered the distance in the forty minutes since we left the
gate! Granted. We're flying the grand arch so we're not restricted to where the
interstate goes, and we're traveling WAY faster than I ever would (or could) in
my hybrid.... But still!
So, having seen that Kearney was
below us, I thought to myself that this was as good a place as any to start my
travelogue. We're due to make excellent time this evening as we have a strong
tailwind. They are estimating that we will arrive in London almost 40 minutes
ahead of schedule. Cool!
That should make-up for the fact
that I will probably not sleep a wink tonight. I am enjoying a G&T right
now and will probably have a red wine with dinner - perhaps; having been up
since two this morning (Denver Time) will pay off and help me drift off a while.
If not...
Well, after this book, I have
HOURS of films to watch stored on the memory chip in my Tablet.
And the iPod is charged for hours
of play. As I write this (and notice that we are now coming-up on Lincoln,
Nebraska) I am listening to Glenn Miller, In The Mood.
Wherever you are this evening, I
hope that your plans are swinging right along!
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