BRA

Having flown with BRA only once before, back in 2019, chances are I will have more opportunities in the future now that they have partnered with SAS as its main domestic wet lease operator – covering routes to Kalmar, Halmstad and, this morning, Kiruna. Today’s flight was on an Airbus A319 that once served with Air Namibia for nearly a decade, a past still legible in the Portuguese signage aboard as we left Kiruna and the High North behind in stunning sunshine. 

Last night, I made lamb meatballs with zucchini, sweet potatoes, feta, and mint for a final Easter dinner. After a morning spent cleaning the house, it feels strange to know we will not be back until Christmas, meaning that we will miss the big summer event when the old church will be moved, in one piece, across town.

Just before boarding, I learned that Pope Francis had passed away. Despite his occasionally populist tone on environmental matters, I think he has been as good a pope as one could hope for – pushing the Catholic Church toward the present in meaningful ways.