flight plans change -- not for the better!

My husband Jeff was too hasty in his summary of my travel to Johannesburg! One thing you always hear when traveling by airplane is "take a spare change of clothing with you" and "always take your medicines" with you. Well, I didn't follow that sage advice close enough, because sure enough, when we were flying over Atlanta, there was a rainstorm (a remnant of the recent hurricane) and the plane took longer than expected to land. When it finally landed sometimes you have to run through the airport terminal to reach the "gate" (door) to your next flight. Well, I made it to that gate 5 minutes too late. So, I had to get in line to get another ticket on another plane to try to reach Johannesburg, South Africa.

I did get another ticket, and got on the KLM (turqoise blue airplane which you'll see in a photo), but my luggage did not make it! The two bags got left behind and did not arrive in Johannesburg for another day and a half after I did. I was VERY TIRED of wearing the same clothes I had had on for more than 3 days straight! I did wash my underwear in the sink, which is something travelers do a lot, but I sure wished I had remembered to take one spare pair with me!

JOURNAL ASSIGNMENT: Make two columns and write down the pros and cons of what you think airplane travel is like. Do you think you would like to travel by airplane? Explain your answer in written form and draw a picture of what your airplane might look like and where you might like to travel.