Flight Delay
We were supposed to fly out from Austin last night but our flight was delayed until this afternoon. After a long weekend of packing and shuttling objects all around town, we were ready for our overnight flight to Frankfurt.
Yesterday morning my SUV was picked up and we enjoyed a yummy goodbye lunch with Nick's Dad at El Alma on Barton Springs Road.
We were homeless and carless for the first time ever. With three suitcases and 3 backpacks, we were ready for the next stage of our move.
Upon arriving at the airport we were informed by other passengers that the flight was cancelled. With no flight personnel available to attend to us, John called the airline and I called Nick's dad to turn around and come pick us up.
After verifying our flight was delayed until this afternoon, we packed our suitcases back into the little RAV and headed to dinner.
In some ways we were disappointed we had to wait, again, to leave Austin. In other ways we were relieved. Today upon waking we couldn't help but feel better about flying to Spain today instead of yesterday. Today is definitely a better Spain travel day for us, although we don't know exactly why.
As we wait for another couple of hours to pass before getting an Uber driver to take us to the airport, we are fascinated by all the news coming out of Barcelona.
Because we always seem to attract "excellent adventures", it is no surprise that Barcelona is in the midst of a political demonstration today. The market is closed, the streets are filled with people, transportation is at a standstill.
It is a good thing we are still here. How would we ever get to our rental in these conditions?
We are not sure what is in store for us as we board an airplane today. As of now, we don't even have a flight from Frankfurt to Barcelona confirmed. But after months of the visa process and the look of anticipation and "just want to be there already" on my son's face, we're still willing to make the trek to our new home.
We are prepared as a family to ride out the delays ahead of us, so surprisingly stress is pretty low within us. Perhaps this is what happens when you've let go of most of your personal possessions and haven't a home to call your own.
We have spent months preparing for this week. Nick's ahead in school, John is off from work and I haven't but a couple clients scheduled this week. This helps us manage the unknown ahead of us better as we keep an eye on our safety as we travel into Spain.