Silver Wings shining in the sunlight, Roaring engines headed somewhere in flight

Last year it was a Joni Mitchell song - or was it John Denver? This year since there is no taxi involved, I think it is Merle Haggard's turn although the rest of the lyrics don't really suit.

We are off to Dublin in the morning for a flight to Schiphol with a direct connection to Quito. Schiphol was a regular stop in one of my previous lives - there were a few memorable sessions in the bar waiting for connecting flights but the details have grown hazy over the years!

Flying with KLM this time - a change from BA mainly because they couldn't offer us a routing that didn't involve Miami or Houston - looking forward to the experience.

Linda finally finished her clothes selection at about 5pm this evening after 8 days of deliberating. Bags were packed by 6.15 pm and I am pleased to say that even with smaller bags than last year we still had a little room to spare! Maybe next year it will be hand luggage only!!

Just a few last minute jobs to finish up in the morning and then get the house closed up and on the road.  After the last couple of weeks of preparation it is definitely time to get started.

Hopefully our next post will be from Quito where we start off with a weekend's sightseeing in the old colonial city and perhaps even a restaurant or two.