Things were certainly busy those last few days, but I did manage to see Ann & Tim again, and have a farewell dinner with Linda and Sandy at Los Telares, which I think is the best restaurant in town.
My trip home was radically changed due to a family crisis that necessitated my going to California from Mexico rather than straight back to Toronto as originally planned. This should have been easy, but, of course, wasn't.
First, my trip to and from Toronto to Guadalajara was on points. This meant any changes had to be on "point seats," and not just any old seat around. This meant spending a night in Houston on the way home because there was no flight going out that night with a point seat on it. OK, no biggy.
The biggy came at the Guadalajara airport when it was noticed that my scheduled plane to San Francisco where I was top change for Sacramento, letf four minutes after my plane landed. Not going to happen. This meant I had to call United in Mexico. They explained that it would cost me US$600 for another ticket, and US$200 in penalties. I asked if I could deal with this in Houston, and they allowed as how that was up to me. I opted for Houston, so got on my plane with no idea of where or when I was leaving Houston.
Fortunately, a desk agent helped me out and changed my ticket with no additional cost or penalties. I traveled from 9:30 am until 1:30 am, but I got there!
Now, back in Toronto in the the chill of March, but the warmth of my family so all is well. And it was a grand trip! ¡Hasta luego!
