and a car. The last one being driven by George who picked me up at the Oakland Airport and brought me home.
For those of you who have never done it, let me just say that I don’t think anyone enjoys departure day off a ship. It normally means arising early, dealing with breakfast in jammed venues then the start of a series of “hurry up and wait.” In the case of a ship docking anywhere that one needs to clear immigration, you have to add in that extra line between picking up luggage and exiting the port terminal. Follow that bit of crowding and chaos with a trip to the airport on a bus with a driver who thinks he has a bus load from Carnival and can’t figure out why we all don’t laugh at his jokes.
Airports involve endless lines at security even when one magically seems to be on the Pre Check list, waiting at gates, cramming into planes with people who don’t want to check anything even when it is free, running to one’s connecting flight and being at the end of boarding rather than the beginning.
But I made it home safe and sound. My luggage even arrived on the same flight. I’m even pretty much unpacked with a load in the washing machine. But I am out of energy, and my body is telling me it has been up for 20 hours so it is safe to say I should probably say good night.
Welcome home! G’night.
Perhaps under the circumstances (easy to say with hindsight) it may have been prudent to stay overnight somewhere en route.
However, there is nothing quite like being home.
Good night, my friend.
I’m glad you made it home safe and sound. The news shows that it was crazy at many airports yesterday.
I hope you are feeling revived after your brief adventure.
We had crazy, but it was solely due to ships off loading thousands of passengers and not customs issues. At least not at FLL domestic terminals
Its not all bad. Yesterday I got off the Pearl walked past Disney and got on the Navigator all in cold Miami. Currently sitting in a bar overlooking the harbor in Naussa.
Good night.
Try to rest, at least as long as posssibe.
Be safe.
Be well.
Having lived overseas 30+ years for work and coming home for visits during the summer and at x-mas, I totally get you. The travel day is VERRRRRY LOOONNNNNG Go to bed. 🙂
Oh, I did. And thanks!
Glad you’re home safely with a minimum of stress.