Eyjafjallajokull... the bane of Europe's existence

If you look at the title of this blog and are confused about the "Spanish" word at the beginning, you would not be completely stupid.  It is the name of the Icelandic volcano that has been within the past month and a half squashing the travel plans of everyone in Europe.  It is the largest disruption of airspace since World War II.

Picture of the explosion from the Huffingtonpost.com

I was perfectly fine observing this situation from afar while the cloud was hovering over northern Europe, but the minute it started closing down the major airports of Spain, a cloud of not ash but panic settled over Oviedo.  People start leaving for their various hometowns this Wednesday, and there is no guarantee of a flight until the wheels leave the ground.

I think since I am leaving so much later, not until Tuesday, hopefully the ash will have cleared?  Please feel free to cross your fingers for me, it would be much appreciated and certainly can't hurt!  I am panicked and terrified, but as everyone has been reassuring me, I will EVENTUALLY make it home, it just may take more than the 19hrs it was already supposed to take...so we shall see! Buena suerte...a mi!