Esra snagged a wheelchair for me in the central waiting area because he said the walk to the gates was long. He was not kidding! Callie was kind enough to push me and we headed through customs. Wouldn't you know I got randomly selected for additional screening? Ugh! Thank goodness for that wheelchair! We finally made it out of the super duper extra special custom review and headed to the gate. Weirdly, they don't have chairs at the gates, you just stand in a line to board the plane. Me and Callie were at the back of a really long line and a nice man came over and said wheelchairs should go to the front of the line. We made our way up there and were able to board early. I got settled into my aisle seat with my left leg hanging out in the aisle. I was so glad I would be able to stretch it out for the flight, although it would've been better if I could have elevated it. Swelling was still a problem in my knee and ankle.
The flight was uneventful...watched a couple movies and rubbed my knee a lot. We landed in Boston about 7:30 p.m. and it felt GREAT to get up and move my leg! I passed on a wheelchair and decided to walk. Probably should not have done that in hindsight! It took us forever to get through customs! We got a hotel room for the night and dropped into bed about 9:30. My knee was throbbing so much, but a couple of Grandpa's giant ibuprofen and I finally fell asleep. The alarm went off at 4:00 a.m. and we staggered downstairs to go back to the airport. What the hell were we thinking?
I said good-bye to my people on the shuttle bus because we were flying out of different terminals. I got a little teary eyed because we had a great time, I love them all and now I was on my own for the last flight home! They were probably thrilled to get off the bus without me!
I immediately dropped off my big piece of luggage and got through security with no problems. I upgraded my seat to one with more leg room and that the best $80 I have ever spent. I had plenty of room to stretch out my leg for the 4 1/2 hour flight. Once we landed, I had a nice young fellow grab my luggage off the carousel and the parking shuttle man put my luggage in my car for me. People are so, so good.
My foot and leg were really swollen and black and blue after my travels. After I hugged my boys, I immediately got on the couch and elevated my leg. My sweet friend Mary brought me a knee ice machine that was magnificent!!!! It felt so good to be home.
It was a wonderful trip and I am so happy that I got to see Iceland and meet all of Esra's family. What a spectacular country that is only out shined by the people who live there! I could not have had better travel companions and I only hope my injury didn't put too much of a damper on our activities. I love them hard and can't wait until out next trip!
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