travelling

It is sad to see all the people being held up in airports and bus stations as the snow and frost play havoc with their carefully made arrangements. I am sure they will all arrive safely at their destinations in the end though not quite at the time they envisaged.  Being lost for a while can be quite an adventure if you manage to keep calm and go with the flow.  Some years back I caught a plane in Spain to fly back to the UK when the French Air Controllers decided otherwise and we promptly landed in Madrid with no given time for future flights - there was much panic and it was an excellent time for 'people watching'.   It took a long time for many to realise there was nothing anyone could do so it was best to just calm down and take it as it comes; it didn't help that most had no Spanish and all the instructions came in Spanish of course.  I really enjoyed the two days adrift in a smart hotel close to the airport but then I wasn't desperate to arrive at a given time as one lady was for a funeral and another for her son's wedding. Since time began -  moving around in bad weather has proved difficult whatever mode of transport you are using including your own two legs.   I hope they are all on the move soon.