I pride myself in being super organized when it comes to travel planning. I think of all the possibilities and even have back up plans. I mark everything off my checklist so I don’t forget anything. Swimsuits? Check. First aid kit? Check. Comfortable shoes? Check. Raging volcano in Iceland that has stranded thousands of travelers and created the worst air travel nightmare in Europe’s history? Well I guess I didn’t think of EVERYTHING that could go wrong! The good news is that we are flying into Spain, which seems to be the country least affected by this volcano. Let’s just hope it doesn’t do another major eruption or else I will have to personally have a little talk with it! This is a perfect example why it is so important to purchase travel insurance on your trip. When the unexpected happens it’s nice to know that you are protected. Some policies cover travel delay up to a certain amount that compensates for additional costs such as hotels. Some of the stranded travelers have been sleeping in the airport for 5 nights! If I had to sleep in an airport for 5 nights I think my usual pleasant demeanor would be a distant memory!
I was talking to Sydney the other day about this Volcano and since this is a pretty major natural disaster asked her if anyone was talking about it at her school. She looked at me like I had lost my mind and said, “Why would they? It doesn’t have anything to do with us and ya know, kids are just interested in themselves!” I guess I have my answer.
We are continuing to watch the situation and at this point it looks like we should have no problem getting to Barcelona. Hopefully the volcano, who’s name no one can pronounce, simmers down. I have my own name for it!
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