Well, now that I have finally had lunch and two glasses of wine, I am ready to blog.
We arrived in the airport at Maracaibo this morning to find that they were without electricity. Fortunately, we were pre-checked and had our boarding passes. But anyone who has ever been in Maracaibo knows that “without electricity” means “without air conditioning”. When, under the best of circumstances, you know that you will be travelling 30 hours or more before your next shower, “no air-conditioning” is not what you want to hear.
Our boarding passes said we would board at 11:00. At 12:00 they had us all at the gate – in that little passageway in the heat. The plane was nowhere in sight. The little girl who had been playing peek-a-boo with me over her mother’s shoulder throughout the wait was now limp on her father’s shoulder with wet curls all around her face.
Finally, at 1:15 we boarded, and after a normal amount of confusion and discussion, we managed to take off – cold air, at last!!!!
We arrived in Maiquetia at 2:15 and things have been all up-hill since then.
The new (to me) indoor connection from the National to International airport is great. And the closer we got to International the colder the air.
We checked in at Air Europa, went through immigration and then finally – LUNCH!! I must admit, whether it was hunger or not – the Capresa Salad I had at Memphis was the best I’ve ever had. Creamy mozzarella, ripe tomatoes, a great pesto sauce, fresh basil leaves, fresh mushroom slices and black olives. It was heaven! And the wine was good, too.
Well, we have passed the point of uncertainty. We made it to Caracas on time for our international flight. We are checked in and our bags are checked. We are definitely on our way.
Tomorrow – Barcelona!!
We are scheduled to board at 6:00 - although the original departure time is 8:00 ?? Anyway - we will be in Madrid tomorrow morning and in Barcelona in the evening.
We arrived in the airport at Maracaibo this morning to find that they were without electricity. Fortunately, we were pre-checked and had our boarding passes. But anyone who has ever been in Maracaibo knows that “without electricity” means “without air conditioning”. When, under the best of circumstances, you know that you will be travelling 30 hours or more before your next shower, “no air-conditioning” is not what you want to hear.
Our boarding passes said we would board at 11:00. At 12:00 they had us all at the gate – in that little passageway in the heat. The plane was nowhere in sight. The little girl who had been playing peek-a-boo with me over her mother’s shoulder throughout the wait was now limp on her father’s shoulder with wet curls all around her face.
Finally, at 1:15 we boarded, and after a normal amount of confusion and discussion, we managed to take off – cold air, at last!!!!
We arrived in Maiquetia at 2:15 and things have been all up-hill since then.
The new (to me) indoor connection from the National to International airport is great. And the closer we got to International the colder the air.
We checked in at Air Europa, went through immigration and then finally – LUNCH!! I must admit, whether it was hunger or not – the Capresa Salad I had at Memphis was the best I’ve ever had. Creamy mozzarella, ripe tomatoes, a great pesto sauce, fresh basil leaves, fresh mushroom slices and black olives. It was heaven! And the wine was good, too.
Well, we have passed the point of uncertainty. We made it to Caracas on time for our international flight. We are checked in and our bags are checked. We are definitely on our way.
Tomorrow – Barcelona!!
We are scheduled to board at 6:00 - although the original departure time is 8:00 ?? Anyway - we will be in Madrid tomorrow morning and in Barcelona in the evening.
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