The Joys of Traveling

We have quite a few horror travel stories but this last one ranks number 2 on our list. It all began as we sat on an aircraft waiting to leave the gate enroute for Chicago.

The Captain announced that there was a mechanical problem with the microphone of his air mask and that it would take 20 minutes to fix. 20 minutes turned into 2+ hours and all the while we were sitting in our very comfortable seats. Finally it was repaired and we're on our way.

Since we were 2+ hours late the tower gave our flight priority and we moved into position for take off. However the plane didn't turn to the runway but kept rolling forward and the engines were shutoff. What the?!?!?! The pilot turned on the newly fixed microphone and said that Chicago was closed to all incoming traffic due to oncoming storms, next update in an hour! A little over and hour later we're finally airbound!

We had long missed our connecting flight to Montréal and the airline rebooked us on a later flight with Air Canada. Once in Chicago we had just enough time to catch our connecting flight but that involved running through the airport to the next terminal. Paypay had the car seat with him and I was holding onto Chickpea and she ran as fast as her little legs could move while looking at me and saying 'Nana is running'. We made our flight and got into Montreal very late.

Get through customs to find that our luggage didn't make it, grrr!!! I expected to not see them in Montreal but I was hoping that they would make it so we filled out the paperwork get it stamped by a gizillions different people and finally met up with my sister who picked us up. I was so happy to see her and head for Drummondville.

Our luggage arrived a little more than 24 hours later and I was very glad to see them.

And Chickpea you ask? She did great and was a real trooper the entire time.

I'm not looking forward to our return flight.... can we just be teleported home??

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Nous avons plusieurs histoires de voyages qui on mal tournes mais celui-la devient notre numero deux sur la liste. Tout a commence lorsqu'on etaient assis dans l'avion et attendant de quitter pour Chicago.

Le capitain annonce qu'il y avait un bris mecanique avec le micro de son masque a oxygene et ce devrait prendre 20 minutes a reparer. 20 minutes est devenu plus de 2 heures et pendant tout ce temps nous etions assis dans nos sieges tres comfortables. Finalement le morceau est repare et nous partons.

Etant donne que nous etions plus de 2 heures en retard la tour nous donnes priorite et nous prenons notre place au debut de la ligne de depart. Mais l'avion n'a pas tourne sur la piste de decollage mais a continue a avancer et les moteurs s'arretent. Que ce passe-t-il?!?!?! Le pilote nous dit que Chicago est ferme a tout traffic aerien a cause des orages electriques dans la region, prochain mise-a-jour dans une heure! Un peu plus d'ne heure plus tard et nous sommes enfin en vol.

Nous avions manque notre connection pour Montréal et ils nous ont mit sur un autre vol avec Air Canada. A Chicago nous avions juste assez de temps pour prendre notre vol mais nous avions ete oubliges de courir a l'autre terminal. Paypay avait le siege de Chickpea et moi je lui tenait la main et elle courait aussi vite que ses petite jambes lui permettait en me disant 'Nana is running'. Nous avons reussi a embarquer sur notre vol et sommes arrives a Montréal tres tard.

Nous avons passe les douanes et on ne trouve pas nos valises, grrr!!! Je m'atendais qu'elles ne soient pas la mais j'esperais qu'elles arrivent. Donc on a rempli les documents et les avions faits etampes par une tonnes de personnes differents et enfin voila ma soeur qui nous attendait. J'etais contente de la voir et etre en chemin pour Drummondville.

Nos valises sont arrivees un peu plus de 24 heures plus tard et j'etais contentes de les voir.

Et Chickpea vous demandez? Elle a fait ca comme une grande et j'etais fiere d'elle.

Je n'ai pas hate au voyage de retour.... est-ce-qu'on peut etre teleporte chez nous??