After getting up at 2am in DC and leaving for the airport at Dulles International by 3:30am we (very luckily) got both of us checked in and cleared the dogs for take off.
Neither one of us is very attractive before the dawn's morning light and with no coffee service this early at the airport, it is even worse.
After an uneventful flight to Miami and waiting for 2 hours for our layover we were told that our connecting flight was going to be "just a few minutes delayed" and we would start boarding shortly. NOT!
2 1/2 hours later we were informed by the delightful ticket counter staff at American Airlines that our flight had now been cancelled and we needed to proceed to Gate E7 which happened to be about a mile away to board another flight and ultimately flew out about 3 hours later.
We arrived in St. Maarten and just as we hit the ground Paul and I watched the final flight to Saba taking off into the sunset. After scrambling around to find a hotel that would take the dogs and birds we settled in for the night to the soothing sounds and smell of planes taking off and jet fuel as the accomodations were at the end of the airport runway and next to St. Maarten's Bada Bing strip club. We were too tired to wander over to see a show there so drank dinner and went to bed.
We took the first flight out yesterday morning to Saba and arrived safely "on island" with our luggage, Maggie and Baxter and the 2 birds. All safe and sound now. This is the view from our front porch of our new home. I can't show you any home photos just yet as we need to do a little Martha Stewartizing first. Lesson learned: Don't take a place to live SIGHT UNSEEN! A little Clorox and some sweat and it will home in short order though. As soon as the house is habitable my next order of business will be to introduce myself to our lower neighbor and immeditately convince him to paint his roof so my panoramic view improves. Happy Friday from "almost" paradise.
2 comments:
I cannot believe you are gone! You never mowed your grass in Sleepy Hollow! Looks great, enjoy your freedom from the rat race.
wow. you made it! an impressive feat for the Mrs. Fries.
i'm glad you're there, and safe. smooches to paul, wim(py) and yohana-mama.
steve and i are in the mountains entertaining guests from England. i'll share your blog with them.
one question: why does ever other entry feature you flipping off someone/something?
:)
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