"Weed! Ah con see nuffin"

Mark here. Ryan and I are chilling in British Airways 1st Class Lounge (i love being exec platinum/emerald!), listening to LOUD MEN ON CELL PHONES!! Crikey---it's a bit much guys. Flight over was quiet, and the night was clear. As dinner arrived we got nice blinky-light views of Toronto and Montreal. When the cognac course was done the flight attendant man came and closed all of the window shades and then it was nap time. We awoke to a bright London morning--above the clouds that is--then descended into the usual gray. It's very hot everywhere--in the plane, in the general areas of the airport, in the lounge now... We're a pair of sweaty bettys here. Since we are transiting through Heathrow we had to clear security again with our carry-ons, and the header of this blog entry is what Ryan heard the screener say when my bag went through (translation: Weird! I can't see nothing!). So, that's a camera, 5 batteries, 6 hard drives, 4 camera cards, wireless and shotgun mics, monitor, two computer power supplies, and a few other misc cables.

It hasn't hit us yet that when we deplane after the next 7 hour flight we will be deposited into a part of the world that is so compelling and interesting and...we just can't wrap our minds around it. But stay tuned, because if there ever was a blogworthy journey, this one is it; Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Doha, Riyadh, Jeddah (from which Ryan heads back, rests and reintroduces himself to his wife Patty for 4 days, before he heads to HIS next shoot in the Dominican Republic), Cairo (where Bobbi will be joining me for the rest of the trip--yay!!), Nersac (France), Bratislava and Trencin (Slovakia), and a few smaller places in the Czech Republic....then back in Chicago about a month from today. Zowie! Stay tuned yo--