April 19, 2010: New Ash Cloud

Just when I was getting my hopes up, and the I thought the airspace over Europe was going to open up and I could get into Heathrow Airport, it turns out the volcano in Iceland has erupted again, and with it a new flight ban. As such, I don't know when I will be able to leave now. I booked a flight for this upcoming Sunday, but hopefully a replacement flight to take all the people on a "wait list," including myself, will come along earlier.

April 16, 2010: Still Unable To Fly

The volcano in Iceland kept spouting ash today, further delaying flights to and from Northern Europe, while cancelling still more flights. The latest reports also do no look optimistic for an end to the eruptions in the near future, and many airlines have cancelled flights until Monday at the earliest. I wait patiently for my chance to leave.

April 15, 2010: A Volcano In Iceland Keeps Me In Grande Prairie

Today was supposed to be the day of my flight from Grande Prairie to Edinburgh, via Calgary and London. However, a volcanic eruption in Iceland had spewed volcanic ash high into the air making air travel in the region impossible. As luck (or unluck?) would have it, nearly all flights to Europe travel over Iceland, and so going to Paris or Munich, and then to Scotland, was out of the question. So, as it stands I've been booked on a flight for Monday, and will be informed as soon as possible if there is an earlier flight available.

In the mean time I've been busying myself with watching the adventures of the BBC's Michael Palin as he circumnavigates the globe, travels full circle around the Pacific Ocean, crosses the Himalayas, and completes a journey from the North Pole to the South Pole. His resourcefulness and general British pluckiness has definitely been a source of optimism for me as my trip has been temporarily derailed before it even got under way.

More updates as they happen...