What kind of name is Eyjafjallajökull for a volcano? Here is how to prounounce it if you are curious. There is something quite surreal about volcanic ash from this impossibly named Icelandic volcano causing chaos throughout the world. Airlines are losing money, many people including Prime Minsiters and Presidents are unable to travel, or stranded, and it is affecting the economy.
On a much smaller scale, here I am, marooned in Montreal, whereas I should be at work in England... I was meant to travel back home Thursday 15th April, but instead I am (fingers crossed!) flying back on Wednesday, nearly a week later than planned. Perhaps I should have felt happy about the volcanic eruption- yippee an extra week of holidays! - but surprisingly being trapped somewhere out of your control isn't as fun as it may appear to be. I feel a little bit like Dorothy must have felt in the Land of Oz, except I don't possess any ruby slippers to help me return home. At least I have somewhere to stay, and for that, I am grateful.
The weather here is sunny at last so I can make the best of it and extra, unexpected holidays.
