The four of us never thought we'd arrive in Cancun.
We arrived with the boys at the Phoenix airport two and a half hours before our flight. Tack on the two and a half hours it was delayed and that equals five hours at the airport. Five hours of people watching. Five hours of saying "I'm sure we'll start boarding soon." Yeah. Whatever.
We did finally board our flight after they found us another plane. Turns out the "scheduled maintenance" turned into "not being able to fix the plane today". Oops.
We did finally arrive in Cancun. My naturally curly hair shouted "Finally some moisture!" as the plane touched down. The curling and frizzing started immediately. It wasn't long before I had an afro the size of the moon. My hat sat a full foot from the top of my head.
The line at immigration was long.
We spent another hour people watching as we waited to have our passports stamped. Stoney and Tony's passports were used to the drill. Manda and mine's were a little nervous to be stamped for the first time. The fellow who helped us was surprisingly gentle as he flipped our passports open, dipped his stampper in ink and left his mark.
I'm not sure if everyone knows the extent of my good fortune and luck. I mean delayed flights, lost baggage... If something good can happen, it will. So, imagine my pleasure when I was selected for a full and comprehensive search when going through customs. Actually, the search wasn't that bad, they warmed up the lube before applying it to the glove.
After customs and I had a cigarette and parted ways with promises to call each other later, the four of us started the ten minute journey to the hotel. Turns out there were a couple hundred other people trying to make a similar journey. We found ourselves at the back of this line since customs took so long to refold all the clothes in my suitcase. An hour later, we arrived at the hotel.
It was worth the delays and patience. Dinner was ready and waiting. The ocean waving at us as we approached. We waved back... This was going to be a great trip!
... more to come...
Peace Out.
:o)
