The Adventure Begins

We have learned by now that travel requires flexibility. Adventure threw us the first curve ball last night when we attempted to check in online. The American Airlines app told us that we could not check in online but had to go to the American Airlines counter at the airport today. So the adventure begins, as does our flexibility. We will certainly keep our sea-legs about us today. Originally we had planned to check one bag each. Although we have learned to travel light, we also learned that there is a back up of luggage at our destination, Heathrow airport in London. Thousands of suitcases are being dragged off airplanes and simply left in a huge room for passengers to find. When we learned of this development, we decided that we would not check a bag but would carry one piece of luggage onto the airplane with us and also one personal item. This way we can keep our luggage with us for the whole trip and won’t have any surprises at baggage claim at the Heathrow airport. So we’re carrying a bit less than we originally planned, but still looking forward to good things to come.Read more