Ah, the departure lounge. An hour and a half before the flight leaves. So of course I’m bored and will update my journal.
I’m at the Calgary airport, not Edmonton. I drove down yesterday, met the family, and together we will fly to Orlando. Customs and security wasn’t bad. Although American security is a bit more anal-retentive than what I’m used to. Because we left so early, there weren’t crowds. But it still would have been nice to sleep in a bit more. 3:30 is far too early an hour to expect someone to be functional.
On the way to Calgary I discovered that it is almost exactly a two hour drive between the two airports. It probably takes about half an hour to fly between them. So with this new knowledge, I realize that if I ever have a flight with an hour and a half connection in Calgary, it is more worth my time to just drive there instead. Saves money, if not time.
Of course I would have to come back the same way.
I remember in 2000 having an overnight layover (with hotel) in Calgary on the way to the Turks and Caicos. I feel like a fool now.
Edmonton has free wi-fi too. Calgary does not.