Okay - I am not a gypsy but here is how my travels went today:
- 3:30 am the alarm rings
- After a couple stretches I am up, packing the last minute things
- On the drive to the airport, I realize that I forgot to book a rental car on the other end
- 4:45 Jimmy is dropping me off at the door
- 5:30 I have a latte in hand as I wait for the flight to board
- I catch an hour of restless sleep on the plane before pulling up the shade a bit and enjoy another coffee with my fruit cup
- 9:00 I finally land in Phoenix and spend the next 45 minutes trying to figure out how to catch my connecting flight
- First there is no board that shows connecting flights in the US terminal
- Secondly I cannot find this door 22 that is supposed to magically whisk me to terminal 4
- Thirdly any time I ask someone about door 22 they vaguely point in a general area and tell me to follow it there
- I didn't dare take time for a facility break as I was set to be boarding in 40 minutes and counting
- Finally I make it to the terminal and get through security (without a beep) to the nearest washroom
- I had to finish my litre bottle of water on the connecting shuttle after all as I didn't realize that I would need to clear security for a second time in Phoenix
- I was entertained by the vast variety of individuals that I would be travelling to Houston with
- Oh yes - you are looking at acid washed tie dyed jeans - I didn't think that was possible; and he is sporting a 6" handlebar moustache on top of his goatee beard! (forgive the blurriness - I was trying to take this in stealth mode)
- The flight to Houston was fairly uneventful - just colder than I would have liked - darn AC
- I pick up my luggage at Houston only to see an interesting sticker on my bag
- You are reading correctly, that does say Status: Suspect . . . really?? What does that mean?
- 4:30 pm Calgary time I am all checked in
- Now after a delicious Mexican meal I am ready for bed!
- Whew - that was was a crazy 13 hour plus travel day
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