Basking in the Sun!
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One thing I hate about flying is the time it takes to get off a plane once it has landed. It’s for this reason that I don’t mind paying the additional $10 charge to pre-select a seat near the front and on the aisle. After a 48-minute flight from Ottawa to Toronto, a 3 hour wait for the flight to Dominican Republic that took 4 hours and then a one hour drive to the hotel in Santiago, I finally arrived for my two-week vacation.
On the flight to DR, there was a guy in the seat behind who didn’t shut up the entire time. What made it worse was him going on like he was an expert on the DR as he explained to the poor soul sitting next to him what to expect while vacationing here. A few times I found myself thinking “what utter crap!”
Today, I was supposed to phone my contact with Children International to find out what time they would be picking me up tomorrow for my first visit with one of my sponsored kids. Little did I know that it was a national holiday and I was unable to reach her. After a phone call to their headquarters in the States, I was able to contact the Regional Director at home here who told me that everything would be taken care of and they would call me first thing in the morning.
It’s very hot and humid here but I’m not complaining since we actually had snow in Ottawa last week!
that’s the way I see it
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Jude said:
I can't stand humidity, but I love the Hot part. I hope you have a great vacation and you enjoy meeting your sponsored child it really means a lot and it's so great that you help.
November 9th, 2009 at 6:12 pm -
Theresa said:
OMG!! I HATE those people who are always talking about the place you are flying into like they are some kind of expert and (as you say) mostly they are just speaking a load of nonsense.
Have a great time.
November 9th, 2009 at 10:20 pm -
The Bee said:
So true - sometimes on short hopper flights it literally take more time to get on and off the plane than the actualy flight time. Crazy.
November 11th, 2009 at 6:32 pm -
sharkbytes said:
How cool that you get to meet one of "your kids." My mom sponsored many over the years, but never got to meet one. She kept a scrapbook.
November 11th, 2009 at 9:00 pm -
Jude said:
Glad you got your blog back up Robin I couldn't visit yesterday. Hope you're having a great time.
November 12th, 2009 at 12:30 am -
john b said:
I hate flying period! The lines, wait time, layovers, delays… yuck! Anyway, hope you have a great vacation! Enjoy the time with "your kids".
November 12th, 2009 at 2:24 am -
Greg Finnegan said:
"…but I’m not complaining "
Seems like the entire post was one huge complaint. Cancel the vacation and go home; you are only depressing everyone around you.
November 12th, 2009 at 8:18 am -
buckrobin said:
I also hate humidity. The visits with the kids was great (as usual)
November 12th, 2009 at 12:26 pm -
buckrobin said:
I find that the people who know the least seem to talk the most! I can remember one visit that my friend Eileen and I went on to Charleston, SC and on the schooner cruise we were on was this guy who knew everything about sailing and the history of the area!
November 12th, 2009 at 12:28 pm -
buckrobin said:
Yea, those short flights are time consuming. This trip, I had a 48 minute flight from Ottawa to Toronto and spent more time getting on and off the plane than actually in the air!
November 12th, 2009 at 12:29 pm -
buckrobin said:
I sponsor two kids in the DR and have been fortunate to now visit them 3 times - it's a wonderful experience.
November 12th, 2009 at 12:30 pm -
buckrobin said:
So far I'm having a great time. I have 2 more days here in Santiago then it's off to one of those all-inclusive resorts for 8 more days.
November 12th, 2009 at 12:31 pm -
buckrobin said:
I used to hate flying with a passion but have gotten used to it.. The longest was a flight from Ottawa, Canada to Hawaii that stopped in Chicago for 3 hours and took a total of 15 hours total.
The visits with the kids was great and I look forward to seeing them again some time next year.
November 12th, 2009 at 12:33 pm -
buckrobin said:
Sorry that you took it that way .. but thanks for the comment!
November 12th, 2009 at 12:34 pm
