Terrifying Experience

Wednesday. Wake-up call at 6:00. Taxi picked us up at 7:00 and took us to the airport. Unlike the flight going to Dubai, this one was not full so I had an empty seat beside me which was sweet. About three-quarters through the flight, we encountered some terrifying turbulence. Not just normal turbulence, but TURBULENCE to the nth degree. The plane was rocking back and forth very badly and dipping badly and Ralph said afterwards that the overhead compartments were shifting. Talk about pandamonion on the plane. Everyone was screaming and hollering and crying, including me and all I could say was "we're going to die, we're going to die" as I truly felt we were. A man somewhere in the plane behind us was hollering loudly "Jesus, take control; Jesus, take control", over and over again. I never prayed so hard in my life. I think most everyone thought we were going down and were going to die - everyone except Ralph of course who was as cool as a cucumber. I'll never forget it as long as I live. And the thought that went through my head was the instructions I had left with Todd, was it an omen. After things calmed down, a woman across the aisle from Ralph, threw up three times in the bags. Also, the attendants had to give oxygen to someone else. It was a horrible experience.

We are at the Days Hotel in Toronto tonight and I hate it. Looking forward to getting home in the morning. Although it's 10 to 7:00 in the evening here, it's 10 to 4:00 in the morning for us right now as we didn't/couldn't sleep on the plane. So we are dead tired and off to bed.