With Time and Tide - 3

Flights and Clouds continued..

Before the transfer, the security checks in Hongkong Airport were completely new for me like liquids more than 100ml should not be carried in flights (including water bottles or juices); milk powders for infants also had limitations. My journey from Hongkong to Vancouver started with the Cathay Pacific flight. Somehow this gave me a feel of travelling in a flight. With touch screen LCDs, new movies and a little better leg room, I felt a lot comfortable with this one when compared to my travel from Bangalore to Hongkong.

My window seat was a blessing. I was not able to control myself from clicking through the window during take off, even though the air crew wanted everyone to switch of all the electronics devices until advised to turn on again. After the take off, entering into the clouds created very different feelings in me.

Clouds captured from Side view

We have all seen passing clouds. But passing through the clouds is an enchanting experience. For someone who has a love for the nature, the thirst to explore more will be triggered at that moment. The Pacific sky, floating clouds and myself floating above all the clouds between the sky and the ocean in a giant man-made machine.. At the same time I wondered the ability of humans to invent something like a plane, I started searching out of the window for the architect who has created this miracle called universe, a search that would never end; no words other than to exclaim, "Oh God !"

The Blue shade of the Rockies in Ariel view

Travelling through different time zones is another new experience. I may be exaggerating a lot of things, which are so simple or meaningless to others. But the thoughts that were scrolling around my mind at that time are definitely priceless. Even though we all know, nature was/is/will be simply fantastic and time zones are all defined by humans, there are a lot of things to be considered very special when you notice it happening before your eyes; something similar to fast-forward of a blooming flower or a slow-motion of a gun shot bullet.

Travelling to the past in future (when the international date line is crossed, you go to the previous day !! Wow..!!!), time machine is no more a dream. But is that what time is all about ? Just not the rotation of the earth decides the time; it is the events that are recorded as history. When there are no events or happenings, history has no meaning except a huge arithmetic number even after trillions and trillions of rotations and revolutions.

Westjet taking a turn after take-off

My return trip again was fabulous, when flying over the Rocky Mountains. When flying above the clouds, Rockies look in a blue shade covered with white snow and clouds. The 3000 miles mountain range was visible for almost half of my travel from Vancouver to Hongkong. Again, crossing the international date line towards west takes you to the next day. It is confusing.. Isn't it ? :D :D

Above the Rocky Mountains in Canada

Rockies covered with Snow and Clouds

 But whatsoever, when great things start to look very small, smaller things show their real face. They are no more smaller..

Joinggggggggggggggggggg.......................

(Still two steps ahead..)