I hate flying. I just do. Hurtling along at 600mph while encased in a steel tube has absolutely no appeal. So when MailOnline Travel suggested an assignment that would involve five flights in just four days my heart sank.
I was also due to travel with Air Canada, an airline I’d never flown with before.
Fear of the aviation unknown made me almost wimp out, but the offer of a visit to Canada’s Fogo Island, one of the four corners of the flat Earth, along with Hydra in Greece, Papua New Guinea and the Bermuda Triangle, proved just too much of a pull.
And for the first time, ever, my flying experience has been an enjoyable part of the journey.
OK, the build-up and take-off were still gruelling but the Air Canada team had it covered. The luxury of the lounge and then the business class pods onboard made for the perfect antidote to tearful tensions and sweaty palms.
To reach Fogo Island I first had to travel to Montreal, with my flight there departing from Terminal 2 at London Heathrow.
It’s an age since I’ve flown from that terminal so I wasn’t really prepared for the schlep from security to the Air Canada lounge. Be prepared for a good 15-minute walk and finding it challengingly tucked away – next to Dixons.
