Th flight from Oklahoma took a long time to get going. They boarded us and then had us wait for an hour. Then finally they started loading the luggage on board. I even got to  watch my bags be put in the cargo hold. A half hour later and we finally got to take off. I was actually starting to worry that I might miss my flight. But I had an hour for my layover where I could buy a small wrap as a dinner.

I didn’t get to see Catalina, but we did FaceTime for awhile. Then I got onto my final leg.

Costa Rica does not go on Daylight Saving Time. So despite being in a different time zone, it is the same as Edmonton. Because of the change though, my flight here was longer than I expected. But I have arrived, gotten through customs and I’m on the way to the hotel right now.

However, it did not go perfectly.

When I packed, I had one checked bag, and two carry-on. One of the carry-on was just an excuse to take more stuff. I didn’t need it for anything while flying. I had put all the toiletries in it, instead of the checked because I was going to definitely have it when I arrived.

But it was heavy, so when someone in Edmonton offered to let me have it be checked, I took it. It seemed like a good deal, and it would be less hassle. I was so quick on the acceptance, I forgot to put a name and address tag on it, but when I asked about it in Oklahoma they assured me it wouldn’t be necessary because my name was already on the tag. And I did get to watch both bags being put on board.

Now if a bag was going to go missing, which one do you think it will be?

United says that it rarely happens that luggage goes missing permanently. It was last seen in Houston and I should have it before dinner. Let’s hope. This is the company known for breaking guitars.

My driver tells me that it only rains at night here. So far his story checks out. But my first thought was, “I wonder what an ultra marathon is like here.” But that way lies madness.

In Canada, we have deer crossings. Here they appear to have iguana crossings.

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