It's often strangely hard to leave the house. What's the deal? Packing always takes longer than you expect!
I finally leave at 2 PM, having gathered (most of) the necessary camping supplies. Traffic is light through Frederick...
In January, DL and I somewhat randomly went to Iceland (Thanks WOW Air!). I catalogue most of the adventure in my previous blog post. We met some fantastic people, had great success, and managed to make quite a few mistakes along the way. Here's what we learned:
DL and I traveled to Iceland from January 22nd - January 25, 2017, on a round-trip direct flight from BWI to Keflavik Int'l. WOW Air flights are cheapest in the winter months and there seems to be a fair bit of volatility in the pricing - check back periodically, as prices might drop. I recommend using Google Flights to play around with possible dates to find the best options for your budget and schedule.
Photographs from our trip can be viewed at this link.
On January 22nd, I traveled to Iceland for a 3-day road trip with my friend DL. The following are snapshots, brief glimpses of the fascinating people we met along the way.
// BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport. Concourse E. After a mildly chaotic boarding process, we all find our seats. Next to me, in seat 24A, is a middle-aged man, wearing glasses and professional clothes. He is dark skinned and looks to be from somewhere on the Indian subcontinent.
"What brings you on this flight?" I ask.
"I am headed home to London. My son and I just came to America to see the inauguration. We love politics!" Turns out the man had placed a friendly wager with his son as to who the winner of the American election would be. "I wanted Hillary. My son wanted Trump. Now he's 500 pounds richer!" Not content to watch the proceedings from the comfort of the British Isles, they flew in to observe it all firsthand. The immigration officials had found this difficult to accept. "They looked at us in disbelief. We had to argue for quite some time. 'Why don't you just watch in your own country,' they said to us. My son and I simply wanted to experience the inauguration, a fascinating thing! Eventually, thankfully, they let us through."