Iceland - Farewell

Saturday we checked out of the Holt hotel to begin our journey home. We enjoyed Iceland very much. The mountains are beautiful. The waterfalls are breathtaking. The people are friendly. The weather is lovely. Ok, that part was a lie. 😏 We arrived knowing what we wanted to see and do, and were able to accomplish nearly everything. We drove over 800 miles in 4 days and took advantage of the 24 hour daylight to fit a lot into every day. It was a great trip, and I'd recommend it to anyone.

Our 2:15 pm flight got out on time and we arrived in Frankfurt in time for a late dinner. We were staying overnight at the Frankfurt airport Sheraton and splurged on an excellent steak & wine dinner in the hotel restaurant. Janet had some chocolate mousse for desert while I sipped a delicious Port.

Sunday morning we repacked for our flight back to the U S. We weren't interested in the hotel's breakfast buffet so we walked over to the airport and brought back croissants and some milk for Janet's cereal.

Our return trip had us making a connection in Houston that was a little tight but most likely doable. We checked in with United at the airport and waited at the gate for boarding. The flight got out on time and was a smooth ride. Unfortunately Janet's breakfast milk may have been off and caused her some gastrointestinal difficulties during the flight. We were expected to arrive early but bad weather in Houston caused delays and we landed late. We cleared customs and immigration and then had to go through TSA before making our way to the gate. Our flight to Chicago also was delayed so we ultimately had plenty of time to make our connection. After a couple of gate change announcements we got settled on board our final flight. Suddenly we were all informed we had to get off the plane. I checked my United app and it told me the new gate for our flight before the gate agents even knew it so we lined up at the new gate and eventually reboarded and this time took off. I heard a flight attendant say the other flight cancelled due to a crew time out.

We got back to Chicago late Sunday night, tired from our travels but happy to be back home.