La Guardia to Miami was easy. I felt happy to be leaving the smoky northeast. My seat mate, Deborah, turned out to be a PhD neuroscientist whose work involves drugs for depression and PTSD. We had a great conversation the whole way.
Miami airport is still my least favorite of any. It’s enormous. My gate was at the opposite end of the terminal from where I landed. I sat for a while in the admiral’s club with some guacamole and a glass of wine. The outbound flight to Guatemala was delayed but only by about 20 minutes, or so it seemed. We boarded the flight, pushed away from the gate, and waited. The captain told us there was a plane behind us that had to move before we could go out to the runway. Once we could move, we were told that it was a very busy night and we were #23 for takeoff. We moved around on the runway as it was raining and I could see a thunderstorm approaching. Finally, the captain told us that the runway had been changed because of weather but we were getting ready to go. My flight took off almost 2 hours late. I watched the lightning flash as we rose above the clouds.
Luckily the HUGS group has excellent planning. Once I landed, I called my driver, Ernesto, to tell him I was just waiting for luggage. We found each other outside the terminal and began the trip to Antigua. It was the least traffic I have seen on the road but it was after 9pm. I arrived at the hotel, checked in, unpacked and went to bed.
Today I am ready to work!
Despite the adventure in Miami, it sounds like you are off to good start.
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