Of course, the first day is always about getting to the start. The last couple of weeks in Texas have been very strange for summer time: cool (for Texas) and rain. Most of this week we've had storms. I was a bit surprised that there were no storm delays.
Dad is flying from Spokane, WA, so I won't meet up with him until I get to the boat. I'm flying Lufthansa, the national airline of Germany. Lufthansa has a very good reputation and lived up to it admirably. We had two real meals that were very good, especially for airline food. When I used a little bit of the Germany I've been learning, one of the flight attendants talked only in German to me, teaching me along the way. She thought I knew more than I do, because I used my limited Germany choicely and correctly.
The only "problem" was the entertainment system on board. Each seat had its own screen with many different movies, etc. Sadly, I watched two movies ("The Tale of Desperaux" [just OK] and "Star Trek") when I should have been sleeping. Although, in retrospect, my attempt at sleeping the last 4 hours was meager at best.
Click on the image to see Viking's information of the day (the files is big, but that's so it is easier to open).
