Canada
Return to Brazil
14/02/08 21:41
It
snowed heavily agin in Toronto the day I left. The airport bus trip
took twice as long due to very heavy traffic congestion caused by
the snow.
The Air Canada flight left on time on the evening of the 13th arriving in Sao Paolo on the 14th. I can't say I enjoyed the Air Canada flights very much. The GOL flghts on the other hand were excellent.
Got back on board at around 19:00 in the evening and it was immediately obvious that something was not right.
The moorings were very loose and Kiriwina was swinging about a great deal more than when I had left.
The Air Canada flight left on time on the evening of the 13th arriving in Sao Paolo on the 14th. I can't say I enjoyed the Air Canada flights very much. The GOL flghts on the other hand were excellent.
Got back on board at around 19:00 in the evening and it was immediately obvious that something was not right.
The moorings were very loose and Kiriwina was swinging about a great deal more than when I had left.
Toronto
12/02/08 21:25
My
flight from Sao Paolo arrived in Toronto on 7th Feb. more or less
on time but disembarking was delayed due to problems with gate
access and then with the gate itself.
It was cold, around -8º, and there had been heavy snow.
I was met at the airport and spent a very enjoyable week seeing old friends and experiencing some Canadian winter conditions.
Toronto had had unusually heavy snowfall.
Also had a good night out at Hugh's room where we saw John Hammond.
At this stage I had still not decided whether to go north or south from Fortaleza. To cover all the bases I purchased appropriate Carribean and U.S. charts and pilot books from the very helpful staff at The Nautical Mind in Toronto.
It was cold, around -8º, and there had been heavy snow.
I was met at the airport and spent a very enjoyable week seeing old friends and experiencing some Canadian winter conditions.
Toronto had had unusually heavy snowfall.
Also had a good night out at Hugh's room where we saw John Hammond.
At this stage I had still not decided whether to go north or south from Fortaleza. To cover all the bases I purchased appropriate Carribean and U.S. charts and pilot books from the very helpful staff at The Nautical Mind in Toronto.
To Canada
06/02/08 21:17
I had an
early afternoon flight from Fortaleza to Sa Paolo with GOL.
Checkin only took a couple of minutes. The queue was quite long but they had enthusiastic staff working the line with handheld devices which printed boarding cards. As I only had hand luggage my card was printed on the spot and that was it. Very impressive.
My flight was on time in a virtually new aircraft.
I had a few hours in Sao Paolo before my flight to Toronto boarded at 21:55. With Air Canada checkin took an hour and a half and we left a little late because of some technical problems.
Checkin only took a couple of minutes. The queue was quite long but they had enthusiastic staff working the line with handheld devices which printed boarding cards. As I only had hand luggage my card was printed on the spot and that was it. Very impressive.
My flight was on time in a virtually new aircraft.
I had a few hours in Sao Paolo before my flight to Toronto boarded at 21:55. With Air Canada checkin took an hour and a half and we left a little late because of some technical problems.