Travel

Most people who know me are aware that I love to travel. However this last trip was almost enough to keep me grounded for awhile...

It started out okay. I left for Toronto Thursday morning around 8:15. Our flights left on time and we even arrived into Toronto ar 15 minutes early at 3:15. However, that's when the fun stopped. We got off the plane and had to wait in a little room for reasons I'm still not sure that I understand. I heard mutterings of a work slow down and not enough workers.... However, after a few minutes we were let into the customs hall which was filled with people from all over. The lines moved rediculously slowly. We finally got through the first customs agent, but apparently my co-worker looked fine, but I looked suspicious. We were separated and I was sent to the "special" baggage claim and she got to go though the normal side.

The "special" section consisted of 20 guard stations and only 3 people working. There was a long line that I got to stand in before finally allowing my suitcase to be opened and answering questions like, "What business brings you to Canada? What do you pay for nurses in your company? Do you offer relocation?" Does this customs guy have a friend he wants to refer to me, or is he really just this interested in my job? Anyways. I finally got out of the Toronto airport and we made it to our hotel with just enough time to drop off our bags and head to the evening activity.

The job fair was good overall. I got to meet some of the recruiters from other Adventist hospitals, which was cool. It was very cold there. Around 5 degrees.

And then there was the trip back. We got through customs easily this time. But the problem came in our connecting flight in Orlando.

Apparently a great number of people wanted to fly from Miami to Orlando that day because we got an Airbus plane. This is the Europe size plane with 11 seats in one row. Our Airbus had a mechanical error and we all had to wait for about 2.5 hours before finally heading to Orlando.

Wow. I'm okay to stay out of the airports for a few weeks now.

On a positive note, I was able to go camping this weekend! I got back to Orlando with just enough time to hop in my car, drive quickly to Deland, and catch the last ferry to Hontoon island where I had a very nice time hanging out with friends. We had a nice warm fire. We played games. I made a s'more. So, overall it was a good weekend. :)