Aviate, Navigate, Communicate

Pilots have a saying: "aviate, navigate, communicate," which means first fly your plane, then go in the correct direction, and finally tell people where you are. I'm reminded of that saying now as I retrace my steps back through Iceland without my wife and co-pilot Katrin. I dropped her and the kids off at the ferry this morning. Now I have to make it back to Keflavik without her navigation and language skills. And, oh yeah, I still have to avoid the numerous sheep that occupy this country and wander alongside the highway. I keep telling myself "aviate first."