Let me explain. On the back of what had already been a pretty intense travel start to the year (see some of my previous posts on Japan and the Middle East) I had committed to help launch our new killer legal research service Revista Online in my beloved Brazil. This was always going to be a short two-day trip to Sao Paulo then made shorter by the need to attend the funeral of a wonderful man in Toronto on what was to be the second day of the trip.
The absurd turned into the ridiculous when the plane I was taking to Sao Paulo lost its cabin pressure necessitating the rapid decent. Now it must be said I never enjoy awaking at 4:40AM to the sight of those little orange oxygen masks deploying over my head while traveling somewhere over the Amazon. However on this occasion the unpleasant feeling was exacerbated by the pilot’s need to rapidly descend 30000 feet to avoid all of us blacking out when the oxygen ran out – not a recognized homeopathic cure for blocked ears.
What followed fortunately was the usual boring story of someone else’s travel delas (hours waiting around an airport too many bags of salty snacks masquerading as meals the search for roaming dial tone etc.) but the story itself ended well. I made it to the launch event in Sao Paulo just in time for a quick speech a caipirinha. and a mad dash back to the airport to — you guessed it — get on another plane.
As I write this on board another plane from London to New York all I can say is that I am glad I have no fear of flying.
Something similar happened to me when in trip to sao pablo it seems there is a common issue with the area in some seasons which makes instrumentals go weird. lucky it all ended up just fine!
You have traveled many countries. And the trip down the Amazon is an interesting adventure for brave person.
That was very interesting. How I wish I could do the same thing too. It’s pretty awesome.
You are so adventurous and you travel many places. Let just say it everything happens for a reason.