Night flight

We’re leaving tonight. I’m writing up some posts, my itinerary in advance to keep the blog alive. The Brokekid and/or Kris plan to help out and post daily if anyone’s desperate to hear about my vacation plans.

As for me, I’m not sure about a lot of things – accessibility to internet access. I’ve decided to leave my laptop at home and I’ve never really been any place like Turkey. I don’t know if there are internet cafes on every corner or hard to find. I don’t know if I’ll understand the keyboard – I’ve had problems in France, Germany and Italy with key placement.

I’m a little uncertain about the trip – it’s one of the longer ones I’ve taken and the dynamic is a bit off. We had one minor blowup earlier due to some miscommunication. Cheryl and I have traveled together extensively. She knows I’m cranky when I’m tired; I know she’s grumpy when she’s hungry. (It’s a good thing we waited until after Ramadan, a month of fasting.) This is our first major trip with Sara, though. It should be interesting…

We leave this afternoon – an overnight flight to Switzerland and then on to Istanbul. Thank goodness for Economy Plus and five extra inches of legroom.

Update: No Economy Plus for me. Second to last row, next to a sprawling man from Cameroon. I did get/buy some red wine and watched some movies (The Lake House and A Scanner Darkly - there were better movies and worse, but I'd seen the better and couldn't stomach the worse.) I also slept. Mmm... sleep. Mouth open, upright, fearing I'd drool, talk or lean on the man from Cameroon.