Evie told us this evening that airports are closed because of the fire coming out of the potato. That's why Grandma Nan won't be able to get here tomorrow, as planned. She is, of course referring to the Eyjafjallajökull volcano in Iceland that has caused huge clouds of volcanic ash to be shot into the atmosphere, disrupting most air travel in Europe. All the airports in Britain and Nothern Europe have been closed for past two days and will remain so until tomorrow at the earliest. Some grim reports predict that air travel won't resume until as late as Friday or Saturday. As for Grandma Nan, she has u-turned back to Chebeague Island and will try again on Monday. With our fingers crossed, that would get here here Tuesday, though that seems unlikely as there will be a few days worth of passengers in line for a flight across the pond. To make matters more interesting, she is flying with IcelandAir. Hmmm. We'll keep you posted as to her travel status.
UPDATE: Tuesday, April 20
Grandma Nan has now travelled to Iceland and is spending the night there tonight. Her flight for tomorrow has not yet been cancelled, and we are very hopeful that it will stay that way. Many flights were resumed today in The Netherlands and other parts of Europe without a problem.
4 comments:
I want to be in Holland!!!!
That Evie is so cute!
Wat verdrietig voor jullie dat het Nance nu niet lukt om naar Nederland te komen. Ik zal 'duimen 'dat het vliegverkeer snel weer op gang komt!!!!!!
liefs Oma Els en Opa erno
(And Nance, we hope you can come to Holland very very soon !!!!!!
love and greetings Els and Erno)
And now the news -- SHE MADE IT!
I wish I were there too and, with luck, I will be at the end of the month.
At which point, of course, there's a chance that the second potato will erupt and strand us both in Holland! Could be worse, for sure!
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