a veg life

March 2016  Reykjavik, Iceland 19, 259 steps Hello from Iceland! We are safely in Reykjavik, after a long day and a half of traveling.  This trip was pieced together (very expertly) by Rick, maximizing the airline miles we had available. For our trip over here, we flew United from LAX to Newark, then Newark to London. The first flight to EWR was easy--lots of movies to watch on the in-flight entertainment systems. We had a fairly tight connection (45 minutes) and were delayed getting to Newark, but managed to get on our flight to Heathrow in plenty of time.  After veggie curry and a few more movies, I slept for a few hours en route to London (Rick is not so good at sleeping on planes). We were really excited to be on United, because the United Club at Heathrow is the best one in the world--great food and drinks, beautiful design. We landed early, which was lucky for us, because we didn't have a whole lot of time before our connection to Reykjavik. But, we ...

(posted by Emily) Friday 25 July We woke up early on our last morning in Roydon. The boat needed to be pumped out, and filled with diesel, so we headed over to the clubhouse area of the marina to take care of business.  After last minute packing adjustments, washing of dishes, and cleaning, we were ready to go! We said goodbye to our boat neighbors (and Dobby) and Malcolm drove us to Heathrow.  We had planned ahead for the trip and packed an extra suitcase. It took a little finagling, but we got all of our bags checked in for free (lesson learned--always bring the credit cards of the airlines you are flying while on a vacation, to prove you really do have the frequent flyer status you claim to have).  Security was an easy affair, with almost all steps automated. There were security workers there to help direct you, and we only had to pass through a metal detector (I hate full body scanners).  I attempted to take a photo of the security area, but got fl...