A Long Travel Day

LOne must always prepare for the unexpected and be able to tolerate delays, cancellations, and rerouting when traveling. And that was exactly our day! Due to mechanical problems, we left Montreal almost two hours late. This late arrival into Brussels caused us to miss the one direct flight to Porto that we were booked on.  There seems to be fewer flights in general because almost everything was full. After a long eight hours in Brussels, we've now made it as far as Frankfurt, Germany. But, no worries! We are due to leave here within the hour for Portugal. Fingers crossed, we'll get in around 10:30 and head to our inn for the night. This, too, could be an adventure since their reception will be closed and they haven't responded to my emails. Of course we'll figure something out. So, no sightseeing in Porto today as planned! We'll head to the cathedral in the morning when it opens to pick up our pilgrim's credential before  hitting the road. Always an adventure! Today has certainly been the long and winding road. 

As our rerouting sent us in unexpected directions, I'm very pleased that we kept our backpacks with us. We did check one small bags containing our hiking poles and a knife. I'll be most interested to see if it arrives with us tonight in Porto. No big deal if it doesn't! We'll just pick up new poles so we can start out Camino in the morning.