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Today I was leaving Merida after my week long trip. The Westjet flight to/from Toronto is every Tuesday. I'd asked the lady who worked in the hotel office that came on the bus with me from the airport, how do I get the bus to go back.
I had to walk a few blocks to Parque San Juan in the 8am morning heat. Luckily it was still a bit breezy.
Eventually I found the bus which was only 7P ($0.50). Instead of taking the route I had been taking for my day trips past the airport he wound around a lot thru smaller streets before heading back to the airport. He dropped me on the branch road to the terminal.
Inside I had to wait in line to get my boarding card and passport check. The immigration guy wasted a whole page with his stamp. I then changed out of my shorts into long pants for my arrival in colder Toronto.
While waiting the Japanese guy from my hotel was also waiting for a flight to Mexico City. On boarding the plane a Spanish lady made an uneasy gesture as the cockpit door was open and both pilots were long blonde haired ladies.
The flight was also completely full surprisingly since it was half empty coming down. An older couple from my hotel that had come down with me last Tuesday ended up sitting beside me.
For the first two hours of the flight there was severe turbulence. They had to keep the seat belt signs on, nobody could goto the washrooms, and they stopped all drink cart service. I'm not sure if you can blame two female pilots or if they managed to make the ride smoother?
Another interesting observation I have made across North America and Europe is lines carved into the land. They go on for miles and have very strange characteristics
- always the exact width the entire length of the line as though someone has run a lawnmower across the landscape
- they are perfectly straight as though drawn with a ruler and bend in zig zag patterns at angles
- they cross rivers and mountains as though they are not there
- they are not man made for hydro tower corridors or railway lines
- nothing grows on them and nothing is built on them
- they are not adapted and used as roads, highways, railway lines. Those are always positioned separately and cross the lines
- at intersections of lines are power plants
- all across Canada, USA, Europe.
I've tried googling to see what are these lines. All I can find are Nazca lines in Peru or Ley Lines by Stonehenge. If people reading have suggestions please add them in the comments below.??
You can see these lines for yourself if you go in google satellite images in a rural location and just follow their paths for a few dozen kms.
Later we passed over what looked like Manhattan with a pointed island and lots of bridges coming off. I know this wasnt New York as we were flying in the interior. Later when checking the flight path on google I figured out this was Pittsburgh.
I'd calculated my seat position on the right side correct as we then flew up the Welland Canal and past Niagara Falls
We had a very clear day so excellent views. Unfortunately my camera wouldnt focus on close up thru the scratched airplane windows.
It then took a minute or so to cross Lake Ontario and we could see the downtown Toronto skyline and Island airport. We also flew over Humber Bay just west of downtown where I live.
Again excellent clear views and I eagerly snapped away. We flew west towards Mississauga and Square One with its downtown skyline.
After circling round Oakville and Erin Mills Town Centre we came back over Mississauga and Square One. On arrival I took the airport train to Bloor St since they have now dropped the price to $5 from previously $15 due to low ridership.
I had a great introduction to Mexico and will be back to see more of the historical ruins and culture. You can stay in any hotel in Merida. The same company tours are sold in all the hotels and they provide pickup from any Merida hotel.
No 'rapists' and 'murderers' as Mr Trump likes to brag about, just very friendly locals. With my knack for languages I was also understanding word stems and sentence structure so I could probably pickup Spanish if I were to study it.
I had to walk a few blocks to Parque San Juan in the 8am morning heat. Luckily it was still a bit breezy.
Eventually I found the bus which was only 7P ($0.50). Instead of taking the route I had been taking for my day trips past the airport he wound around a lot thru smaller streets before heading back to the airport. He dropped me on the branch road to the terminal.
Inside I had to wait in line to get my boarding card and passport check. The immigration guy wasted a whole page with his stamp. I then changed out of my shorts into long pants for my arrival in colder Toronto.
While waiting the Japanese guy from my hotel was also waiting for a flight to Mexico City. On boarding the plane a Spanish lady made an uneasy gesture as the cockpit door was open and both pilots were long blonde haired ladies.
The flight was also completely full surprisingly since it was half empty coming down. An older couple from my hotel that had come down with me last Tuesday ended up sitting beside me.
For the first two hours of the flight there was severe turbulence. They had to keep the seat belt signs on, nobody could goto the washrooms, and they stopped all drink cart service. I'm not sure if you can blame two female pilots or if they managed to make the ride smoother?
Another interesting observation I have made across North America and Europe is lines carved into the land. They go on for miles and have very strange characteristics
- always the exact width the entire length of the line as though someone has run a lawnmower across the landscape
- they are perfectly straight as though drawn with a ruler and bend in zig zag patterns at angles
- they cross rivers and mountains as though they are not there
- they are not man made for hydro tower corridors or railway lines
- nothing grows on them and nothing is built on them
- they are not adapted and used as roads, highways, railway lines. Those are always positioned separately and cross the lines
- at intersections of lines are power plants
- all across Canada, USA, Europe.
I've tried googling to see what are these lines. All I can find are Nazca lines in Peru or Ley Lines by Stonehenge. If people reading have suggestions please add them in the comments below.??
You can see these lines for yourself if you go in google satellite images in a rural location and just follow their paths for a few dozen kms.
Later we passed over what looked like Manhattan with a pointed island and lots of bridges coming off. I know this wasnt New York as we were flying in the interior. Later when checking the flight path on google I figured out this was Pittsburgh.
I'd calculated my seat position on the right side correct as we then flew up the Welland Canal and past Niagara Falls
We had a very clear day so excellent views. Unfortunately my camera wouldnt focus on close up thru the scratched airplane windows.
It then took a minute or so to cross Lake Ontario and we could see the downtown Toronto skyline and Island airport. We also flew over Humber Bay just west of downtown where I live.
Again excellent clear views and I eagerly snapped away. We flew west towards Mississauga and Square One with its downtown skyline.
After circling round Oakville and Erin Mills Town Centre we came back over Mississauga and Square One. On arrival I took the airport train to Bloor St since they have now dropped the price to $5 from previously $15 due to low ridership.
I had a great introduction to Mexico and will be back to see more of the historical ruins and culture. You can stay in any hotel in Merida. The same company tours are sold in all the hotels and they provide pickup from any Merida hotel.
No 'rapists' and 'murderers' as Mr Trump likes to brag about, just very friendly locals. With my knack for languages I was also understanding word stems and sentence structure so I could probably pickup Spanish if I were to study it.
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