Our 777
Leaving San Francisco
The flight path varied considerably from that shown in the back of United’s Hemisphere magazine, probably due to the smoke and ash continuing to belch from the Icelandic volcano. The flight was smooth with the exception of some pretty gnarly TURBULENCE at 37,000 feet as we crossed the southernmost coast of Greenland . The stomach-dropping dips, jolts and side-to-side tossing had Linda and Diane white-knuckled and whimpering in stereo from both sides of the plane. It was the longest 20 minutes of fright we’ve ever experienced. Scary! The pilots finally got us to a smoother place and the last part of the flight over Scotland
