A very early (4 a.m.) get-up to grab our Uber to the Malta Airport for our flight to Heathrow. Checkin was as seamless as we’ve experienced in a long time and soon we were winging our way, London Heathrow bound. Once we had checked in there for our flight to Calgary, we grabbed a bite to eat, then waited for our plane to take us a little closer to home. The flight was uneventful, just how I like it! Funny thing - I was glancing at the person’s screen ahead of me and they were watching the new Indiana Jones movie. At one point the Ear of Dionysius was mentioned and that was one of the places we had seen in the Archaeological Park in Siracusa. So then I just HAD to watch the movie to see how it fit into the plot. A rather hokey movie but entertaining and served to pass some of the 8 hours the flight lasted.
We landed in Calgary for our almost 6 hour layover before our flight to Edmonton. Unfortunately, we landed in the midst of a snowstorm! We had planned to just go home with Mer and Richard and hang out there, which we did. But when we got to Mer and Richard’s, I got an email, saying the flight would be delayed. We finally left for the airport, they dropped us off, and only ten minutes after we arrived at the gate, the flight was cancelled. Luckily, we were able to grab a cab back to M&R’s where we ended up staying the night. Thank goodness we had that as a backup, because it was relatively painless. Got an email in the middle of the night saying they had rebooked us on a flight at 1:00. So we had an extended visit with M&R! Which I’m sure thrilled them, having put up with us for a month already! As luck would have it, Ryan was off work just about the time our plane landed, so he came and picked us up!
It felt very good to walk in our front door, knowing we were there for the duration. Travelling is wonderful, but it is always good to be home!