Remember what I said about bad things happening in 3’s – well we are in the multiples of 3 by this time. At James suggestion, I called Fed Ex and found out that there was no way for my bag to get from Nashville to SF in time for the cruise. James went to Nashville airport and picked up my suitcase with all of my stuff and it will remain in Nashville for the cruise. Allegiant is officially on my shit list. They had Friday evening and Saturday to get the suitcase to the FedEx and simply didn’t do it.
The flight to Phoenix was delayed so our connection to SFO would be missed and we were rebooked to go back through Dallas. We arrived at the hotel at 2 AM only to find out that their system shuts down for 30 minutes every night to go from one day to the next and we can’t be checked in for 30 minutes.
After I found out that I would not have any clothes for the trip, I went “shopping” in my sister-in-law’s closet and found much of what I would need. Longtime friend Deb came by with suitcase and a few more items and we went off to Target to fill in the gaps. I will hopefully be able to find a couple of more things here in the morning.
The day was not without a silver lining – I got bumped to first class on both legs so Carol got first class from DSM to DFW and I did from DFW to SFO. The walk from the gate to baggage claim was very long but we made it. All thoughts of getting to ride share with our luggage dissipated and we jumped into a private cab right outside of the door. I think we were overcharged but it was worth it.
We are being checked in now. Some sleep is sounding really good.
Tamara Unleashed 