The Adventure Begins

Well, this first day has started; we've made it to our layover in Amsterdam. It's a long one, 8+ hours. Once the first flight from PDX got going, it was pretty uneventful, except for the numerous crying babes, but I got to sleep though a lot of it thanks to the miracle of sleeping pills. The others did well also, all catching at least a little sleep.

Of course, our trip almost ended before it started. At the flight check-in the agent was wondering where our Visas were. We didn't have them, as we planned to acquire them in the Nairobi airport when we landed. They thought that since our trip was so long, they might be needed before we left. It's tough getting to Kenya only to be sent back right away she told us. Great, I'm thinking, how do we handle this one, this one never crossed my radar. But a couple calls to the supervisors got “clarification” on their policy and we got our boarding passes.

And to appease me, we only had about 1-1/2 more hours to wait until boarding. Then it was to the tarmac for another 1-1/2 hour wait as missing passenger’s luggage was removed and mechanical problems got resolved. But, better then the family next to us. They were scheduled to fly the day before, but the flight was cancelled, so they got the fun of dealing with missed connections as well.

But Schiphol airport has been uneventful so far, other then the snow outside!

The adventures begin,
Paul