Now we are flying over the Atlantic between Iceland and mainland Europe. It's 4:15 body time, and we just finished a delicious breakfast of asparagus omelet, croissant, juice, coffee, and a delicious serving of waffle that had been “sugarized”... it was served cold with blackberries, currants, and lignon berries (?). We had a happy circumstance of being upgraded to business class for this leg of the trip. We had splurged for “economy comfort” for the trip, which meant wider seats and sitting in the first class seating area without the first class treats (but with a lesser level of treats). For this leg we get the full treatment and it's a nice way to travel and fun birthday gift!

The body is amazing, coping with only a few hours of much-disturbed sleep and now struggling to adapt to European time... while it's 4:15 a.m. in Wisconsin, it is now 9:15 here. I suspect that when we arrive in Heidelberg (probably about 2:30-3:00 pm Germany time but 9:00 a.m. body time) we will crash hard and sleep the (European) night away.