This post is based primarily on Don's notes, occasionally supplemented with MT's notes from our cruise in 2018. The photos that accompany this post are from Don’s camera (with a caption indicating the time it was taken).
We woke at 3:15 am to get ready to take a minibus from the Corinthia Hotel to the airport at 3:30.
Our group got a sack breakfast from the hotel.
The bus actually left sat 3:20 and arrived at the airport round 4 am for a 6:30 flight.
Going through security with our sack breakfast, MT got patted down, checked with a wand, and had to empty our her around-the-neck pouch where she kept her passport. Then her bag got pulled aside and she had to throw away the carton of orange juice we had not noticed.
However, Don went through the x-ray machine with no problems and didn't get his bag sidetracked or lose his orange juice.
We joined other Viking passengers at Gate A8 and ate our sack breakfasts while we waited. There had been a Viking person at the check-in kiosk who did it for us. She was a blonde waitress from the Viking Bragi who had met us at our arrival at the Corinthia Hotel the evening before and at our early departure from the hotel in the morning.
We boarded the plane (KLM 1972) at 6:00, but takeoff was delayed until 7:00 because of weather (rain in Amsterdam).
Saturday, August 25, 2018, 7:34 AM - KLM 1972: Don's breakfast in box.
7:35 AM - KLM 1972: other side of Don's breakfast in box.
7:44 AM - KLM 1972: inside of Don's box, collapsed; note at top reads:
"Have a nice day
"Ready to enjoy Rondeel chicken/egg, products with a unique story: At Rondeel they care for their chickens. they care for the environment and for their health. The farms meet the natural requirements of chickens. The chickens have access to night quarters, day quarters and a wooded area. Rondeel was therefore awarded 3 better life stars by the Dutch Society for the protection of animals."
7:44 AM - KLM 1972: inside of Don's box, collapsed; reversed so that note now at top reads:
"We care for our chickens
"The farmers take really good care of their chickens. They make sure they have a nice day every single day. Transparency is a key feature, which means that the farms are open to visitors on a daily basis. So visit one of our farms or go to the webcam via the website and see for yourself how they live the good life.
www.rondeeleiereien.nl/webcam
“
We flew from Budapest to Amsterdam to Minneapolis to Kansas City, and then took a shuttle to home.
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