The flight

It was a sad morning leaving Berkeley and I wasn’t so sure I wanted to be getting on any plane.. and the plane seemed to feel the same way about letting me on board. There were technical problems and they cancelled my flight. I knew from when I had done the bookings that this was the last flight I could take which would still get me there in time to check in. Part of me wondered if I would have to stay (he he) but the wonderful Southwest-ers found me a different flight and I was packed off to LA. LA was one big line… everywhere you looked. I checked in and then, using the cunning that Shane and I had discovered on our flight from the US back to Berlin two Christmases ago, I left the check in line with my bag nicely weighing in under 20 kg’s and then proceeded to repack the whole thing in the middle of the walkway so that all the heavy stuff from my carry on was in my suitcase after all – they don’t weigh it again and I didn’t have to bother with all that tricky heavy business!

LTU is cheap for a reason (to all of you who I had convinced to buy tickets!) There are no movies (they do have cartoons) you can purchase headphones (for 2 euro – much better off saving for a beer once you get to Germany) and the food leaves a great deal to be desired (thank goodness I went last minute oreo and butterfinger shopping before I left ;)) but seats are comfie and it got me here in one piece –so I am all for it!