Days 1/2 Monday, August 26th, 2013 and
Tuesday, August 27th, 2013
Hello friends, family, and strangers! I know I have
disappeared for quite sometime.
Traveling to another country is quite an undertaking. If you have ever
done so then you should be understanding of my plight. If you have not then I
will beg you to stay with me for the next extensive stories I am about to share
and in the end, I promise you will laugh, smile, and enjoy most, if not all, of
my mishaps and successes. Shall we begin?
Editor’s Note: I am currently writing this on Sunday,
September 1st, 2013. I wrote down some notes to get me through the major points
of the days leading up to today. I will try to be thorough and detailed with
the interesting moments I have experienced on my journey so far. Let’s see how
I do, yes?
THE PLANES!
18 HOURS IN THE AIR!!
That was pretty much my thought process for two straight
days. After meeting up with Amanda at her house (thanks Dad, for taking me
there so early! You’re the best!), Shane took us to the airport. We had lunch
at Yeah Burger! and let me tell you it was fantastic. I could not have had a
better farewell American lunch if I tried. Plus, that veggie burger was to die
for…except that nothing did (hehe).
Seriously, though…perfection! We already made plans to go there on our
return. I cannot wait! :D
The flights were long. There is no poetic way to say that. I
did christen the first flight the Plane of Movies and the second the Plane of
Zombies. As their names suggests, we had movies and zombies to keep us company
on our 18 hours flights. Did I mention they were 18 hours?!? Yes. I think I
might have. We flew with Delta on the first leg over to Amsterdam. I could not
sleep on the plane. I think my seat was defective because every time I leaned
back a tad it moved instead of staying in one position. The poor gentleman
behind me was very considerate but I am sure I irritated him when I was
attempting to get comfortable. We ended up talking to him after our flight
ended and he was a camera guy and actually travels all over the world to film
for amazing shows. He said he filmed some of Shark Week and a few other shows
that are similar (he mentioned the names but I have forgotten them ). We have
decided that people’s stories are much more interesting on international
flights so if you ever have a chance, fly international and talk to people).
Yes, Dalton, I made friends with everyone around me. It was wonderful. I love
making friends. J
The second flight was the flight of Zombies. If the first
was when everyone tuned into the realities of fictional movies, the second flight
from Amsterdam was the sleep of the dead. Everyone was dead on their feet. I
suppose the more accurate phrase would be dead in their seats. In any case, it
was another long flight, 10 hours of sleep and food. The food on this plane was
just wonderful. Amanda got especially excited whenever we were served. Dr.
Bryan took up three seats (there was hardly anyone on this flight!) and conked
out for like 6 hours probably more. Looking back on the flights, I have no idea
how we managed to stay awake for as long as we did. We used the special
stockings (thanks Mom!! They worked wonders!!) and talked a lot. I didn’t even
read. Astounding, I know.
For those of you who are interested, we met someone famous
on our plane from Atlanta all the way to Uganda. She is known for her ABC
family show that has a mystery twist every episode by a mastermind known as A.
She plays the sister, and is actually quite nice. She’s doing a documentary
right now. Cool, right?!? I told you international flights are better than
domestic.
We arrived at Entebbe at about 10:30 PM our time on Tuesday
which would be about 3:30 PM Tuesday in the U.S. This whole 7 hour time
difference is somewhat difficult to get used to. Nevertheless, I am managing.
For example, right now as I am typing (though not posting) it is 1:30PM on
Sunday my time and 6:30 AM on Sunday in the U.S. I’ve already had half of my
day. Crazy.
