Merry Christmas
From the Caribbean
somewhere between St Kits and Trinidad!
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Author: Ted Thorpe
First leg complete
Drive to Buffalo, check.
Car parked, sleep, etc. and airport on time. Check.
Good flight to Ft Lauderdale. Check.
Got to hotel early so we walked. Nice and warm, YES!
Checked in, into the pool, WARM!
Snoopy wishes you well too.
Thursday we will simply wander aimlessly. Friday we are off to the ship.
Did I mention it’s warm?
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Vancouver then Honolulu
Glad we stopped in Vancouver. We had a brief visit with Jeff & Dave and Gail got her traditional White Spot burger. Only in BC, and perhaps Calgary.
The Abercorn Inn was more than adequate. Having encountered a bit of a baggage delay on arrival we missed the hotel shuttle and grabbed a cab to the hotel. This morning the shuttle dropped us at the International Terminal. We remembered the 2007 trip through this airport while the terminal was under construction. Today was a much more pleasant experience. The Nexus experience here was good. Every time we travel the Global Entry process differs from the previous.
The mountains have been visible through a light overcast. Rain is predicted but we will be gone. Daffodils are in full bloom as are numerous trees. Mine were just breaking the surface when we left.
Now we wait. Time to purchase sandwiches for lunch en route. Even the cabin staff recommends bringing your own food. It looks like our airplane is waiting too.
An apology may be due. I think my robot mailer may have sent yesterday’s post twice. We shall see if I fixed it today.
Next post from Honolulu.
It finally begins
Bags all packed and within airline weight limits if barely. With household checklist complete Todd delivered us to Pearson airport. Check-in was simple and security was quick even though our Nexus identification did not get special treatment.
So, here we sit waiting for our airplane.
And here it is. Next stop, Vancouver.