Well, it’s almost three weeks since our Thanksgiving early season snowboard trip to Whistler so I guess i’ll start writing some stuff.
Wednesday, November 21, 2007
Started with a mad dash to get home from work, grab a bite to eat, jump in shower, grab gear, and drive with my mom to the airport. We’re on the earlier flight out, so don’t have luxury of taking as much time. Traffic is light and I arrive with plenty of time. The much warned about crowds at the airport were non-existant. The rest of the crew soon shows up and we are processed with utmost efficiency by the Chinese Air Canada agent. No idle chit chat, but damn she gets the job done fast and right!
We’ve got time to kill so we browse the usual newstands. I pick up a normal auto magazine, none of the import ones caught my eye this time, and Dave of course bought a gun magazine. Sorry, no Soldier of Fortune. And I grab a bottled water. How much for a pack of double A batteries? I still think the ban on liquids carried through security is a conspiracy with the concession vendors. We cruise over to the Duty Frees in search of a Tiki for Derek. After he finds one he’s happy with, we head to our gate.
Plane is being loaded, there’s a good number of people in the holding area. The same agent who processed our check in is now here and takes charge of the gate, and take charge she does. She announces the seats for boarding and she makes sure its done right. Your seat number not called yet? you aren’t going in, dufus! We don’t mind waiting. Better to cruise out here in the spacious lounge than stand in the narrow aisles waiting for the people up front to get out of the way.
We’re on the plane soon enough and seated. The seats aren’t luxury by any stretch, but at least I can’t feel the metal bars under my arse. Check out the movies. Ugh, they’re quite weak. Just as well, will attempt to sleep. Departure is uneventful. Beverage service starts. Damn, only Molson Canadian? Still good stuff, but was hoping for other selections too. Hitting some bumps, but got my beer, and food is coming soon. 
Dave raves about the beef, so we go for the beef instead of the lasgna selection. Smells pretty good. Beef stew with mash potatoes, steamed veggies, salad, dinner roll and guava cake. It is all actually quite good. I have to admit that this is probably one of the best airplane meals I’ve had. The salad greens were fresh and a nice assortment, not dessicated cut up squares of iceberg. Roll soft, the stew quite tasty, the carrots and string beans accompanying were not overcooked mush. And the guava cake was yummy.
The rest of the flight was pretty uneventful. Managed to get some fitful sleep, but the seats were super uncomfortable for sleeping. I swear I was waking up every half hour shifting positions in a vain attempt at some comfort, but I must have dozed off some because the flight went by pretty fast. Being the early redeye flight, it was sometime after 0500 Vancouver time as we started our approach.
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