A Day is 24 hours

Well, what a start to the trip. Janice took us to the airport in plenty of time for the 9:15 am departure. John packed so much into me I got him back by nearly dislocating his shoulder. He will know better next time!

As we waited in the departure lounge without being able to even see across Ramp 4 through the fog to the runway, John`s pilot training told him that there would be a delay. We did hear a loud engine roar overhead at one point and John told this military guy he was talkng to, that it sounded like a Dash 8 overflying the runway. At 9:30 the Air Canada sign at the podium said the ontime 9:15 departure of Jazz 7706 was delayed. Then it was cancelled. They sent us back out of the departure lounge and told us to pick up our bags (No, none were lost!) and call the Air Canada number on our cellphones to rebook. I didn`t have my cell phone. So, I went back to the ticket agent with my luggage and went through the whole process again. I booked on the next available flight 7712. It was to leave at 11:00am. I headed back through security and decided to make the video below. At 11:15 they said the flight had been delayed due to mechanical problems. The new time was 12:30, then 1:00pm, then 1:30. We finally took off at 2:00pm.

We arrived at the new Pearson terminal, the first time John had been there. We had a new connection to Vancouver leaving at 4:00pm. The flight went well. The new information options are great! I watched a movie about a couple on their honeymoon in Hawaii with an evil couple stalkng them. I think it might have been called Perfect Getaway.

We arrived in Vancouver. Airport staff were everywhere to help. Almost none of them knew how we could get to the ferry to Victoria. Eventually we found the right ticket booth and got a bus to the ferry, BC Ferries newest one, Coastal Celebration, and took the 90 minute nighttime trip and got on another bus to downtown Victoria and then a texi to the Swans Suites hotel.

Had a chat with Gerald until 2:30 am Pacific time (5:30 am in London). And our 24 hour day was over!

TRB

Here is the video in the departure lounge at London Intl Airport (YXU) which is not to be confused with London Heathrow (LHR) in the UK.




Arrival at Vancouver