November 20. We're home!

November 20  At home

We awoke yesterday early as we had a 7:00 a.m. (3:00 a.m. Pacific Standard Time) taxi to the airport.   As it was a Monday, I asked our driver why there was no traffic.  He said it was a holiday and people weren't working.  He said that while Puerto Ricans celebrate Oct. 12th as Columbus Day when he arrived in 1492, they also celebrate when he discovered San Juan (the original name he gave the island) on November 19, 1493.

The driver said that, including Thanksgiving, every day this week was a holiday of some sort.  He said that Puerto Ricans celebrate everything and there is a festival of some sort nearly everyday.  He said in his hometown, they even have a Crops Festival.  He went on to say that Puerto Ricans are a fun-loving people and will celebrate any and all people's holidays.  He said that Puerto Ricans are a "Happy People."

We spent a couple of hours at the airport before taking off on a 3.5 hour flight to Atlanta.  Then we had a 5.5 hour layover before a 5 hr. 15 min. flight to Seattle.  Before we left Atlanta, though, there was a problem on the plane.  Apparently the concession cart that Food Services sent to our Boeing 767 didn't fit and they couldn't secure it.  It took over a half hour to get the right cart into our Delta plane.

Then we had very rough air coming over the Rockies and an  extremely bouncy ride down into Seattle.  Jeanine picked us up, as well as Chelsea who flew in from Scripps College 15 minutes after us.

Going home, we had a wait for road work on highway 522, making us even later getting home at midnight (4:00 a.m. on Puerto Rican time).

Today, our only day at home before going to Canada tomorrow, was very busy with Thanksgiving shopping, laundry, etc.  We are planning to leave early tomorrow.

It has been a great trip, 3.5 weeks.  We really enjoyed Puerto Rico and recommend a visit there to all.  We have been to the majority of  islands in the Caribbean and just love this part of the world.

I am sorry to end this blog...but they'll always be another one.  There are still so many places in the world to visit.

Adios.