The new chapter has begun. We're literally in the air, and headed for India. We'll land in Toronto shortly, and spend 3 days with our Ontario family before catching a fight to Delhi on Saturday... But the journey has begun, and we're on our way. We've left the Comox Valley!
The dreaming, planning and preparing are behind us at last.
The leaving was not as anticipated, and ultimately more enjoyable than we could have imagined! Our flight from the Comox Airport was cancelled yesterday morning because of heavy fog, but that's when things went from bad to wonderful.
The excellent people of Westjet put us on a bus that crossed the strait to the Mainland via BC Ferries, and then delivered us to the airport in Vancouver. Westjet then put us in a lovely room at the posh Fairmont Hotel, which is conveniently situated right in the airport! Westjet even gave us $80 to cover dinner and breakfast! The era of fabulous airline service is NOT behind us, at least not for Calgary-based Westjet!
The icing on the cake of our unplanned Vancouver visit was a brief meet-up with our daughter Anjali. She got herself up early enough to catch the Skytrain and meet us at about 6:30, before we went through security for our 8 o'clock flight. An extra special send off, and another unexpected gift!
As the adventure begins, we suspect this is just the first of countless delightful unanticipated detours we'll experience...
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