etc.

For all the travel-kvetching I did, my quick fly-by trip to Newfoundland turned out to be good. It was neither crazymaking, nor was it draining. Here’s why:

- The flight was much shorter than I expected: just over 3 hours to get there and under 3 hours to get back.
- I resisted the temptation to get to the airport too early — left an hour before my flight, checked in, sat down for a minute, boarded my flight. Both there and back. No waiting!
- The extra night was a good idea. I originally planned on staying just one night, but that would have meant having to check out and schlep my stuff to the conference on Wednesday. Glad I didn’t.
- A great pre-conference day, good conversations with awesome librarians, and some local beer after.
- A fantastic hotel with free wifi, super-comfy bed & pillows, cheap in-room snacks, free telephone calls within North America. And all for a really reasonable nightly rate.
- A lovely stroll up Signal Hill on Thursday morning right before leaving for the airport.

Pictures are here.