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Wow, that came fast. It felt like it would never come than suddenly, it was here. We rented an Enterprise van and piled up our bikes into it and then we drove off in two rental cars. My mom and dad picked up the cars the night before. We arrived at Logan Boston International Airport at about 9:00. We had been through some traffic or else we would have been there at 8:00. There was a jet blue register outside and so we got in line. But after a while, when we finally got to the check in desk, the man said that we had too much stuff with the bikes and so we would have to go inside. So the kids and mom waited outside while dad went in. We sung Payphone by Maroon 5.

Then, when dad finally came back having put the bikes on the check in area, we had to wait in line at security. Security was tight but then we went to starbucks in the airport and had a quick brunch. Then, it was time to get on the plane. Me and my brother Charlie had a bet. I bet that we would have seat back tvs and he said we wouldn't. We did, so I got the window seat. The flight was short. It was only to JFK so it felt like we were there before we even reached cruising altitude. After that, we thought we were going to get lunch in JFK but we had to go through security again so we didn't have time. The next flight was longer but it had on demand so I watched The Hunger Games, Batman Begins, Modern Family, Glee, and part of Rio. I didn't quite enjoy the flight even though we got one meal as soon as we were in the air and drinks periodically throughout the flight. I kept looking at the map. We really still are two hours ad 42 minutes away, this must be broken. Finally, we taxied into Keflavik International Airport in Iceland. And boy was I glad to get off that flight. But I should have stayed on the plane and continued to Vienna Switzerland. Let's just say, I had a rough, rough, night!

-Sam Brooks

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