Mar. 07, 2010 AC 95 C Class SCL to EZE
* 694 flight miles
Mar. 08, 2010 UA 846 W Class EZE to IAD
* 5,217 flight miles
Mar. 09, 2010 UA 83 W Class IAD to LAX
* 2,288 flight miles
March was below average for flight miles, but it was nonetheless an interesting travel month.
We were keeping our fingers crossed March 5 that we'd be able to disembark from our cruise at Santiago Chile in the wake of the Chilean earthquake and fly back to Buenos Aires. Oceania Cruise Lines looked after us splendidly. Air Canada, on the other hand, offered some pathetic treatment at the Santiago Airport that resulted in a rare letter of complaint from us. An abject apology and several hundred dollars in future flight credits for us made us feel that somebody at Air Canada at least was listening.
We felt truly fortunate to finish our South American cruise and to return home safely to spend some time with our grandkids.
Kathy and Brian
Two retired educators alternating joyfully between seeing the world and enjoying our eight grandchildren (in order of birth), Jake, Avery, Taegan, Lily, Peyton, Riley, Blane, and Jace.
Kathy and Brian met in the clarinet section of the University of California (Santa Barbara) Symphony Orchestra several decades ago.
Brian's Western Canadian roots and Kathy's Colorado ties resulted in their making beautiful music together along with producing a cross-border crop of descendants.
Kathy spent a year studying in Vienna at the Institute for European Studies and the University of Vienna.
Brian started the school band program in Hope, British Columbia, and later became the high school's vice-principal for 6 years and subsequently principal for 15 years before retiring in 2001.
Kathy, in between raising our three children, taught kindergarten and first grade, middle school, and high school - mathematics, computer studies, ESL, and her first love, band, before retiring in 2001.
We enjoy sharing our travel experiences and providing the odd travel tip to friends, relatives, and visitors.