On Maiden Voyages

Pomp and Circumstance!

March 28th -- Arrive in Amman on EasyJet's (and my) maiden Jordanian voyage:

Three things I will never encounter again on an EasyJet flight

1.) Free Champagne

2.) Dignity?

3.) A welcome crew of 80 at the arrival destination actually happy to see our busted orange plane.

I think it was an appropriate beginning in a "dry" country to show up effectively "spirited" on Stelios's tab and to be doused with gallons of water by two adjacent fire trucks (I assure you there is enough water in this region to waste on ceremony).

There's a certain feeling I got as we flew over Israeli airspace (please no one leave their seats!) over the Dead Sea and into Jordan as if I could imagine myself in the reverse direction, months later, a bit excited, a bit melancholy, but happy that I make a habit to chase my impulses and my silly, unverifiable dreams (this could have been the booze talking).

We'll see how it goes then.