In Madrid again

I'm in Madrid after a super easy flight from Bilbao. I really couldn't believe it when we started our decent. The flight is an hour long but it really felt like 15 minutes. Part of the reason it went by so quickly is because I'm sort of stupid. I've been working on this crocheted sweater for the past few days, and I was finishing a big section. I counted my stitches and I was 4 off. I realized right away where the problem was -- 20 lines down. So I spent the first 10-20 minutes of the flight tearing out the 20 rows and basically starting the sweater from scratch. Maybe not from scratch, but from line 5. I was about half done with the back when I found my mistake, so now I'm counting like a fiend. I managed to catch back up to row 12, so hopefully in another hour or two I will be back where I started.

I'm amazed how good my American vs European radar has become. A woman came up to me to ask a question about my iPad and I answered her in English. She was really surprised I could tell she was American and wanted to know how I figured it out. I think because I see relatively few Americans now, I can spot them as soon as I see them.

I am really hoping for a smooth and easy flight. Last time I checked, I had a whole row to myself, so I'm crossing my fingers for good luck again! It's a little hard to believe I have less than 48 hours after landing before I have another flight. The flight to Seattle is about half as long as the one from here to Chicago, but spending so much time in airports and on planes isn't my favorite pastime. Fortunately, Pete will be with me for the seattle flight so hopefully it will be more fun than traveling alone!


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Location:Madrid,Spain