Mike OTDP
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- Feb 12, 2008
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In case anyone is interested, I thought I'd put up my experiences.
24 Sep ; Arrived safe and sound in Granada.
A long trip...my original fare was on Swissair. Which got CNX due to a connecting flight being dropped. Rebooked on Air France about a month ago. THAT got canceled because of a strike. So I wind up flying to Frankfurt on United, then on to Malaga on Lufthansa. OK by me.
Then I get to check bags...which took a good 90 minutes. They were training people - OK by me, that's why I got to the airport early. Then they start asking questions about booking the firearm case through...about 90 minutes later, they do.
Flights were about average. I detest flying commercial. Frankfurt is an ENORMOUS airport. With a mall in the middle to sell stuff to travelers. Convenient for them, but a PITA to get around in.
Got to Malaga, cleared Customs there. No problems with that, thankfullly. 90 minute or so drive to Granada. And we've got a good hotel, I think.
Anyway, I'm beat.
25 Sep
Turns out I must have been more tired than I thought. I got up this morning, ate breakfast, then took a nap. For 3 hours.
Then I drove out to the range. It's about a half-hour drive. Not the distance, but the roads...a roundabout every kilometer or so.
But it's a beautiful facility. Somewhat disheveled at the moment, as they are still doing cleanup after the ISSF World Championships, but beautiful all the same. I took a few photos, expect to get more over the next few days.
Bringing my GPS has been a Godsend. I'm making at least one wrong turn every trip, but the GPS has gotten me there and back. Otherwise, driving around would be a nightmare.
One bit of good news is that I still have the muscle memory to drive a stick-shift.
24 Sep ; Arrived safe and sound in Granada.
A long trip...my original fare was on Swissair. Which got CNX due to a connecting flight being dropped. Rebooked on Air France about a month ago. THAT got canceled because of a strike. So I wind up flying to Frankfurt on United, then on to Malaga on Lufthansa. OK by me.
Then I get to check bags...which took a good 90 minutes. They were training people - OK by me, that's why I got to the airport early. Then they start asking questions about booking the firearm case through...about 90 minutes later, they do.
Flights were about average. I detest flying commercial. Frankfurt is an ENORMOUS airport. With a mall in the middle to sell stuff to travelers. Convenient for them, but a PITA to get around in.
Got to Malaga, cleared Customs there. No problems with that, thankfullly. 90 minute or so drive to Granada. And we've got a good hotel, I think.
Anyway, I'm beat.
25 Sep
Turns out I must have been more tired than I thought. I got up this morning, ate breakfast, then took a nap. For 3 hours.
Then I drove out to the range. It's about a half-hour drive. Not the distance, but the roads...a roundabout every kilometer or so.
But it's a beautiful facility. Somewhat disheveled at the moment, as they are still doing cleanup after the ISSF World Championships, but beautiful all the same. I took a few photos, expect to get more over the next few days.
Bringing my GPS has been a Godsend. I'm making at least one wrong turn every trip, but the GPS has gotten me there and back. Otherwise, driving around would be a nightmare.
One bit of good news is that I still have the muscle memory to drive a stick-shift.
