One More Adventure

 After further testing, we headed across the bridge to the airport. Despite being a bit confused about where to check in, things went well and we boarded our plane on time.

Our departure was delayed by an hour. The pilot came on the intercom twice to say that it was not Egypt Air's fault because they were loading a lot of luggage. We saw how many bags most passengers had and I am not surprised, but really? An extra hour?

I asked a flight attendant about the probability that we would miss our connection in London, as we only had a two hour layover. She assured me that Air Canada would wait for us.

Of course, when we got to Heathrow and ran through the airport, the plane door was closed and we missed our flight. There was a nice Air Canada representative who explained that Air Egypt would rebook us and provide us with accommodation if we had to stay overnight. She then walked us over to an Air Egypt counter- which was not the right one, as we had to exit the Arrivals level and find the right counter in the Departures level. We, and our new friend Mai from Vancouver, wandered around from incorrect counter to incorrect counter until we finally found the right one. Which was closed for the next three hours. 

We found a place to sit (on the floor) and then the Egypt Air rep showed up about half an hour later. She was very professional and proficient and booked us on the same flight the following day, booked a hotel room, and gave us vouchers for the shuttle to the hotel and for meals. She suggested that we not claim our luggage, as that would be very time consuming and so we left it and went off to the hotel. We had a bite to eat and looked out at our interesting view.


Our flight from London to Vancouver was great and we were glad to land back in Canada. Of course, our flight to Victoria was delayed- but we and our luggage finally arrived at YYJ. 

It was a trip full of adventure- some wonderful, some almost horrible, but all part of putting ourselves out there in the world. We saw amazing sights, tested ourselves, learned some stuff, and came home, as always, with a greater appreciation for our happy lives here.



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