It was a long day from Vancouver to Costa Rica. I was up at 4:30 (am) to catch the 5:05 shuttle to the airport. I got down to the lobby in what I thought was plenty of time at 4:55 and the shuttle was leaving. I'm not sure what happened to 5:05 but it gave me momentary stress. Of course, the airport was quiet at that time and I got checked in and through security easily and quickly. (Other than having to unload & reload my backpack of all my gadgets - laptop, ipad, phone, ereader, camera, telephoto lens) I was even early enough there wasn't a lineup at Starbucks :-) Once I had my coffee and relaxed I still had lots of time to kill so I figured I might as well move a little before sitting all day. I ended up getting 5000 steps exploring.
Of course, I'd booked a Window seat so I could watch the world go by. I had my camera but I ended up using my phone since it was easier to handle in the tight space.
One of the best views - sunrise on the coast mountains, was right at the beginning of the flight.
It was pretty cloudy most of the way, so the view was mostly like this:
There were a few spots where the mountains poked through the clouds.
Arriving in Toronto there was a little more to see.
The flight from Toronto wasn't as good for photos - my window wasn't clear and the sun went down.
My iPhone struggled to focus on this distant plane going by.
Thankfully my luggage (with my paraglider!) made it. It was the usual chaos coming out of the airport but I managed to find my hotel pickup without too much trouble. It was a quick ride to the hotel (near the airport) and I was glad to get into my room and finally be done for the day. I passed 10,000 steps arriving in Costa Rica.
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