November 11

Last night in Maui

The Airbnb came complete with a sensible hat.

Centering myself at the end of a tough day. Haha. 

6000 ft mark on Haleakula. 

Ready to do a 2 hour downhill

At Paia Beach

We did the Road to Hana.  Amazing!

Linda went 15 minutes before she had a flat tire.  Rescue came within 30 minutes.

Linda doing a happy dance.

 We are safely home now from a wonderful holiday in Maui.  Getting home was a little complicated.  From Maui to Vancouver, Linda and I both had a whole row of seats to ourselves; therefore, we could lay down, in a manner of speaking.  We were supposed to leave Vancouver at 11 am.  Well, after several delays, we finally departed for the next leg of our journey flying to Edmonton then on to Saskatoon  at 1 pm.  When we landed in Edmonton, we found out the Saskatoon flight was canceled.  Fortunately, we were given vouchers for meals and hotel.  After sitting on the runway for 45 minutes, we deplaned and waited at the baggage claim for about 90 minutes.  We finally arrived at our hotel around 7:00 pm. After using our food vouchers for a substandard steak dinner, we had a chance to catch up on our sleep before heading to the airport at 6:30 am.  Our flight was only delayed 30 minutes before we took off for Saskatoon.  We were home at last around noon.

The lesson all travellers have to learn is things go wrong when you travel.  You have to prepare diligently, but also know that delays occur.  In fact, my personal experience has taught me that delays are more common than on time clear sailing.  If you don't have patience, don't travel.  If disruptions occur, breathe through your nostrils and stay patient.