I once saw a cartoon of a couple vultures at an airport clutching suitcases bulging with animal carcasses.<\/p>\n
“Only the carrion,” one tells the woman at the check-in.<\/p>\n
And so it was that I arrived at Dorval Airport (Now P.E. Trudeau Airport) with a carry-on bag loaded with camera gear and a netbook — stuff I don’t want to let out of my site as checked baggage.<\/p>\n
I had read that airlines are pretty fussy about the size and dimensions of carry-on, but they don’t usually fuss about weight. Alas, I was asked to weigh it, and the woman told me I was a kilo over.<\/p>\n
At the last minute I had squeezed a second pair of walking shoes into my carry-on, as that was the only place I could fit it. I now had to open my bags at the check-in and try to juggle contents to get the shoes into my checked luggage. I was flustered and sweating, but the woman told me take my time and not worry. Several times I thought I would have to leave the shoes behind, but at last I managed to zip the bag closed.<\/p>\n
I’m now waiting to board for a flight that doesn’t leave for an hour and a half. So far, Dorval seems a less crazy airport than others — carry-on incident aside — and the worst part of the airport experience, security screening, was relatively painless.<\/p>\n
I drove to Montreal last night and stayed at the Days Inn, not getting a lot of sleep. I’m too excited.<\/p>\n
Now I just want to get into the air.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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