uganda II

here's my second installment of my trip to uganda last summer.  as you read it, it will be written as i wrote it then.  sometimes i wrote in the present, sometimes reporting things that happened in the past few hours or days.  i hope you're able to enjoy this and imagine the traveling with me.

wednesday, august 13/08

the time spent in minneapolis was uneventful until and hour and a half before take off.  a huge storm came in.  we couldn't see further than 30 years because of the driving rain.  

i had been sitting for several hours at gate c4.  when it came time for what i thought would be boarding time nothing happened.  i checked to see if it was late and i saw that it was at gate g4! which was about a mile away...no exaggeration.  i got there just in time to board thanks to some fancy driving by one of those airport cart drivers.  he drove me right up to the gate door.  

shades of thompson/the pas which is always one of my greatest concerns when i'm traveling and supposed to be at a certain place at a certain time.  it's another story, but it's a good one, believe me.

i didn't sleep very well on the plane.  i watched a movie (iron man) and tried to sleep, but to no avail. arrived at heathrow terminal 4 and had a long subway ride and walk to get to terminal 3.  i'm supposed to meet brad there at 3ish.  i don't even know what time it is.  i went to put my luggage in a safe place but it would cost 6 pound 50 for each item...that's like a total of $45!! that's just crazy.

so here i sit waiting for breakfast while i write.  hope meeting up with brad goes without a hitch.