Seven weeks from today we should be landing in Germany.
Of course, I'm not holding my breath that we actually will be landing seven weeks from today. There are too many strange things going on in the world, especially Europe, that any number of a couple of dozens things could screw our plans up even more than they've been screwed up already (you know, like having our flight from London to Berlin canceled and the airline not tell us a few weeks ago). But, much like in 2020 when this trip was originally scheduled, we still have to make sure we're ready to go should the stars align and our plans actually come off as scheduled.
And some of those things are items we really haven't had to deal with before, everything from getting another Covid booster to downloading a CBP app that might shave ten minutes off the never-ending wait to get through Customs at O'Hare when we get back.
That is, of course, should we ever get to actually leave the US in the first place.
Both Loraine and I keep checking our flight reservations, just to make sure that things are still scheduled the way they're supposed be. What with all the insanity of flight restrictions and too few workers at Heathrow in London, we just want to make sure we're ready to deal with any eventuality—you know, like the aforementioned cancellation of a flight from, say, London to Berlin.
It's funny; I always thought going on vacation was supposed to be relaxing. Shows what I know, huh?
8-)
There are still many steps left to go, from trip shopping for essentials to getting a European SIM card (and phone number) for my phone. But we're cautiously...well, not optimistic, but not pessimistic, either. Let's say we're cautiously agnostic about our chances. Much like 2020, we have to get ready no matter what.
We just hope that, unlike 2020, this time all the work will actually pay off.
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