Saturday, July 30, 2016

Boston->NYC->Toronto->Edmonton ...???

Surely one of the more hectic days of the trip. There's no cheap fast way to get to Edmonton, so Matt and I will have to fly 3 legs. Gabe is coming up from Charlotte. 

At some point I will have to fill out a Canadian customs form. I don't think I've flown into CA before. 

Jasper is pretty remote -- we can't reach it by plane, at least not a plane than can do checked bags, it seems. 

Not really feeling any nerves. More worried about how Gabe's cats are doing at his folks'. Secondary concern is what people will think of socks in slippers:
I only have these and the cycling shoes. It's worse to have the ninja toe going on, right?

Since the trip to South Africa, I have kept open a nostalgia browser tab on my phone for the Zulu name for the Drakensberg Mountains (uKhahlamba). I guess I can finally dismiss it now. 
I wish I'd maybe gotten further in Infinite Jest instead of finishing GoT, but you do what you want to do. 

Bos->JFK
This AA Airbus 321T is 1/3 first class, 1/3 biz class, and 1/3 coach. Never seen this configuration before. Makes for super fast boarding and deplaning. 

Just realized the Olympics are on while we're on tour. I set reminders for the track 100m/200m. 

Got our flight to Toronto (YYZ) cancelled just as we boarded. Flights might not be available for a while. Will try to fly through a different airport. Gabe is on his way, which makes coordinating harder but helps the schedule overall, since he has to lug his bike box with him to whatever meetup we'll devise.  


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