Tomorrow I am taking a plane trip. Two weeks ago I had my first ride in a helicopter. I think it is amazing how we’ve learned to defy gravity and transport ourselves via air travel.

In a way, these flying machines are time machines. You hop in them and they take you great distances that would have taken hours longer if you went by car. Six to 7 hours in a car evaporates into an hour in a helicopter. A four to five day trip across most of Canada can be flown in about 5 hours.

Planes are time machines. I can spend 10 days visiting Toronto from Vancouver after a 4.5 hour flight, or I could spend 8-9 days days travelling there and back and less than 2 days in Toronto. Planes don’t just save time, they create it.

It’s pretty magical.