I had to get ready for 1 am in order to leave the city of Esteli to be at the Sandino International Airport on time for checking in. I packed all my bags (lots of coffee!) the night before and I was supposed to get some sleep but of course that never happened. Roman was picking me up and we needed to take our time driving to Managua as the roads are treacherous at night. Lilliam got up at 1 to say goodbye. As I was getting my bags outside ready for pick-up the house hold dog ran through the door after a cat! So after tracking the dog 2 blocks in the middle of the night and carrying her home I was ready for the drive to Managua!
The drive uneventful but slow. As we wound our way down the mountains we came across all sorts of people still up from partying the night before. I was surprised at the number of cars still on the road at that time of night and we only had to detour around one dog, one cow and a drunk in the middle of the road! After 3 hours of driving we arrive safely at the airport. Surprising I meet a number of Canadians returning to Canada, some after a vacation and others to visit family and friends as some of them had previously moved to Nicaragua. One guy was rescuing a young pup and taking him home to Calgary.
The flight was relaxing even though it was delayed by an hour, but the Miami airport was a nightmare., I must have walked for miles to get to passport control, then I had to pick-up my bags go through customs and then drop them off for transport to Toronto. By the time I found my gate, the entire process took two hours and I had one hour to eat and rest before continuing on my journey. The fight to Toronto was full and we had a little turbulence but it was fine. I caught up on a little sleep. My daughter, her girlfriend and my granddaughter met me at the Pearson Int'l Airport and I am always happy to return home from my trips.
I drove from the airport to Burlington and kept thinking that the grass is so green, the roads very clean and the van was driving on a surface of glass as the roads were very smooth compared to Nicaragua, however there was a twinge in my heart that said it was not the same and something was different or missing. So after my summer of military training I guess I'll have to go back! :)
The drive uneventful but slow. As we wound our way down the mountains we came across all sorts of people still up from partying the night before. I was surprised at the number of cars still on the road at that time of night and we only had to detour around one dog, one cow and a drunk in the middle of the road! After 3 hours of driving we arrive safely at the airport. Surprising I meet a number of Canadians returning to Canada, some after a vacation and others to visit family and friends as some of them had previously moved to Nicaragua. One guy was rescuing a young pup and taking him home to Calgary.
The flight was relaxing even though it was delayed by an hour, but the Miami airport was a nightmare., I must have walked for miles to get to passport control, then I had to pick-up my bags go through customs and then drop them off for transport to Toronto. By the time I found my gate, the entire process took two hours and I had one hour to eat and rest before continuing on my journey. The fight to Toronto was full and we had a little turbulence but it was fine. I caught up on a little sleep. My daughter, her girlfriend and my granddaughter met me at the Pearson Int'l Airport and I am always happy to return home from my trips.
I drove from the airport to Burlington and kept thinking that the grass is so green, the roads very clean and the van was driving on a surface of glass as the roads were very smooth compared to Nicaragua, however there was a twinge in my heart that said it was not the same and something was different or missing. So after my summer of military training I guess I'll have to go back! :)
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