7-27-2015: Last Day....Flight Night

Breakfast is included and after coffee we hit the hot water and there are maybe four other people in this large area and we cannot even see them. Tina, Krim and Jim opt for a facial while I opt for beer by the lagoon and we are all feeling mightly fine with the day.

 

But, alas, it is time to leave and head back to the good 'ol USA. So, we head to the gate in plenty of time but - what the hell?! This looks like an NFL game just ended and there is only one tunnel out. I mean there are people lined up, babies crying and everyone is waiting for 5 people doing passport control and none look in any hurry. All 9,000 of us checking our watches with a plane to leave in 30 minutes and the line is not moving.

Finally we clear passport control but the crowd is stuck - no one moving. Jim has done his usual magic and 20 people ahead of us. But what is this? Jim gets the dreaded "Random security check" and as we work our way by he lets out a meager plea, "Hold the plane, please".

We finally clear the mass of folks and hit the gate and there is a swear to god bus waiting! Tina makes the bus but Krim is stuck as the door closes and I am stuck on the tarmac thumbing a ride. But a bus is found and after all that we wait for those stuck in Random security check hell. Eventually Jim emerges and, already 15 minutes after scheduled take off we leave for the plane. We have learned the Iceland folks have a saying that translated means, "It will all work on in the end" and we have used it often on our trip and know what, it always does. We will keep that advise and remember always the wonderful beginning of our trip, the Iceland ending and all the in-between wonders we got to share.

This has been one hell of a wonderful trip!