Thursday, April 15, 2010

UK TOUR - DAY 1 - NOT!!

UK FOLK TOUR VS. THE VOLCANO
(the Volcano is winning)!

Publishers, record labels, vapid commercialism, illegal downloads,

and now VOLCANOS!
My flight to the UK was canceled today due to the ash cloud from the Icelandic Volcano enveloping Europe! Over 6,000 flights canceled today so far.




I was on the phone for about 2 hours with a woman from US Air, trying to do her best to route me in for the first half of the tour. At one moment or another we were trying to get me in from Germany, Ireland with a Ferry ride to UK, Paris and then a drive thru the Chunnel and then Madrid + a boat ride. As the minutes passed though, and the airspace was quickly closing around the continent, so too were my alternatives for getting to the UK on time.

So, the first half of the tour is lost. I will be flying over next Thursday and finishing the back
half of the tour.....unless my alternative mode of transport makes it out of the driveway earlier!



1 comment:

  1. Really sorry to hear that Mark, we were looking forward to seeing you on Sunday in Lewes. Any chance of adding missed dates at the end of your tour?

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