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Nicola and I went to the airport at 5 pm. We were told we needed to be there 3 hours early. We got through security by 7 pm and we had 1.5 hours before we boarded so we sat and had a glass of wine and an appetizer and I taught Nicola how to play Canadian Cribbage.
Around 7:45 we made our way to our gate. Lots of people were there and it was loading the plane from two gates. We boarded on time and left MPLS around 9:15 pm.
Fortunately, it was a big plane with 2/5/2 seating. Nicola and I had two seats with a window near the center bathroom. It was pretty easy to get in and out. The flight was 7 to 8 hours and fortunately pretty inconsequential. They served us an evening meal of butter chicken and rice. After eating we both tried to sleep. I think we may have gotten 2 hours of sleep. It is just so impossible to sleep on the plane.