Travel

During all the panic of winterizing, I checked our itinerary and found that I couldn’t find a reservation for either the ferry or the flight. 

The ferry was more immediate so our good friend Peter drove to the fast ferrt terminal in Nanaimo and found that we weren’t booked but there was lots of walk-on room.

They told us upon arrival that there was a booking in our name but our payment had been declined. No idea why, but the important thing was that we got on board. It was a very fast and comfortable trip. It was a bit chaotic at the Vancouver end as there was a bit of trouble finding our ride, Rosalie’s cousin Jeannine.

The next problem was our flight. It was a little strange as I had checked our status about a month earlier and saw all the details. When I tried to get the boarding passes the day before we left, I couldn’t find a thing. After a while though Rosalie received an email confirming the flight, but saying we had to check in at the airport. Whew!!

The next morning we got to the airport early, checked in and went through security. Very easy. Things seem to get easier at the airport, I’m assuming it’s because we are off-season and they weren’t too busy. It was a pleasant trip to PV. It was very quiet, hardly any people in the airport upon arrival as we were the only flight in at that time. So we just grabbed our stuff and left. 

Flair may have had their troubles but our experience with them was just great. Everything had to be paid for though, including coffee, and of course a glass or two of wine, and no free snacks whatsoever.

After landing, we got a taxi to the bus depot to book our seats for the next day. Then another taxi to the hotel

Our hotel room was ready and after settling in we walked along the Malecón for a nice meal and our first mango margaritas. Later, we sat outside our room and watched the rain fall.

The view from our room while the rain fell.

The next day the bus took us home to Melaque and so our new season begins.