Monday, December 10, 2012

A Slight Delay..

We left Saint-Jérôme Sunday around 7AM. The group boarded the school bus to Toronto after some tears and a lot of hugs to the host families we were leaving behind. The plan was to drive to Toronto, then spend the night in the airport hotel in Toronto. Our first flight was scheduled for 9AM Monday morning.
But, unbeknownst to the group, my supervisors and I had planned to stop at my house for a surprise lunch. Around 11:30 we reached my house, and my family welcomed everyone in. They had decorated the house for Christmas, and it looked lovely! We spent a little over an hour and a half there, and everyone (including the bus driver) got to eat a delicious home cooked meal by my mom and some of her famous Christmas cookies. It was so great to see them all! :)
Then, we continued on our way to Toronto, where we spent the night. Our group showed up at the airport around 7AM for our 9AM flight, only to learn that there was going to be a bit of a delay.. the 9AM flight was cancelled and we were scheduled onto the next one. Guess what time? 9 PM.
The original plan was that we would leave Monday morning and arrive Tuesday morning, but this delay meant things would be a bit different.
Now we will leave tonight (Monday) at 9PM, and fly to San Salvador, El Salvador. In El Salvador we have a lay-over from 3AM until our next flight to Lima at 3PM. Then we fly to La Paz, Bolivia. In La Paz we wait on the airplane while people board, and then we fly to Santa Cruz! Our new ETA is Wednesday at 2 o'clock in the morning.
Yay for four days travelling in the same clothes and without a shower! But to be honest, I don't care that much because I am SO EXCITED FOR BOLIVIA! :)

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