Several calls to the airline finally convinced them to give me and Mia and Marco seats closer to the front of the plane to speed up disembarking in Newark to make our connection with the plane for Athens. The time between flights is only an hour and 45 minutes and if you fly, you know that all kinds of things can eat away at those precious minutes.
Having missed my connection in New York, because my plane had landed but sat on the tarmac and could not get to the gate, on my last trip to Athens, I will not breathe easily until my charges and I are on the plane headed out of Newark. My son, Jon, requested an electric cart to move us from one gate to the other. That will help if it actually turns up at the gate; the airlines is loathe to commit themselves that it will be there. "We will put in a request for it" is the usual response.
Jon made sure I have the proper converter to plug my laptop into the wall outlet once I am in Greece so, if I can connect to my friend's phone line, I can send email. If that doesn't work, there are always the internet cafes where for a few dollars you can get online to receive and send email.
Mia, Marco, and I will all meet at the airport at 5:30 tomorrow morning, Seattle time. We will arrive in Athens 10:30 a.m. the next day. I don't know about the younger set, but I will be ready for a long nap when I get to Christos' house. I don't sleep well on planes.
Next blog will be from Athens!
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