Saturday, October 27, 2007

Once 4 o’clock came and people started to be up and about and ready to roll things moved much quicker. Since the buss did not make it to the airport the last time that they tried, we took two trucks and just split up the group. At the PDP airport it was sit and wait time until the sun came up and the planes could fly. I was on the second flight and to my benefit my luggage had not gone to Port-au-Prince yet, so I was able to go through it and change some things around. We finally got our flight to PAP and I slept for the whole thing. At the PAP airport we caught a ride to the big airport and got in line for our luggage check time and to begin our first customs check point. This is where we also split up for our flights. Only three of us were going to Ft. Lauderdale, the rest Miami, so we said our good-byes and went to our respective lines. Once through customs we did not have time to go to the lounge so we just met up with a few that were on a later flight in the boarding area and waited to fly to the states. Once in Ft. Lauderdale me and the two ladies I flew there with made it through customs incident free and found out at the baggage check what a difference the states are from Haiti, because we got yelled at 3 times in 10 minutes for things that Haitians do all the time. I now had a different flight than the 2 ladies so we parted ways and I made it to my gate where I had a little bit of a layover, so I got some food and relaxed. Flight number 3 was the same as the first 2, A NAP. I just love sleeping on planes because it makes them go so much quicker. Once we touched down the fun began, hello Chicago, love the airport, and hate the lack of time I get to get around. It’s all good though because I can handle just about anything, and made it to my gate with lots of time to spare. Got some dinner and waited until nap number four, which sent me into the coldness that is Pennsylvania. That is ok because once I got my bags and made a quick phone call I was in the car and headed back to Konieczny’s house for the night. Oh, how I love incident free flying. Peace.