Slouching Towards Bantry

A journey is a hallucination. -- Flann O'Brien

Tuesday, February 21, 2006

Above the Cloud Deck


Cruising at 37,000 feet over the Atlantic Ocean is now an experience that tourists take for granted. On my Aer Lingus flight, returning Americans spent their time sleeping, watching bad Hollywood movies or drinking Heiniken, while complaining about their $100-a-night accomodations in Dublin. Meanwhile, outside the porthole, the earth's upper atmosphere performed works of wonder.

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