Saturday, May 11, 2013

Hiccup #1?

We are now landed in Toronto but the first hiccup occurred as soon as we signed in.  We have no baggage to check so we head to the self serve terminal.  Six boarding passes to print.  OK, no prob.  We are walking away and notice final destination says FRANKFURT!  What the?  The flight number is correct, the departure time and arrival time are correct, the COUNTRY is not!  We proceed to the air Canada counter where we baffle the attendants.  There computer system cannot link into Turkish airway but the flight plan they can access does say final destination of our flight number is Ufa.  We call the star alliance help number, who continues to not understand what mike is saying.  I am suppressing laughter as Mike gets visibly frustrated.  "That's great!  I don't care!  What I'm trying to say is...". Useless other than them saying their computer has our names going to Ufa.  As soon as we land here we talk to the attendant at our gate to see if they can find a Turkish airline employee.  She doesn't believe our story.  We show her the boarding pass and she is floored.  So, now we are having a drink and waiting for some good Ontario style chicken wings (I love you NS but you do not know how to make wings) and waiting for the counter for Turkish airlines to open at 1900.  We even checked the Turkish airway website and it says only Ufa too.  We re extremely thankful that we don't have checked baggage getting sent to Frankfurt though!

It almost baffles me that I didn't freak out.  I think it is because I'm so stoked to fly overnight.  I flipping love travelling so much.  Travelling for this purpose is even better.  Travel is one of my favourite things, seeing new places, hearing new dialects, and I hope to one day share the experiences with a kid of my own!

So, keep looking here and send your comments here.  I will NOT be checking or updating Facebook while away.  It will all be concentrated here so it is all documented in one spot!  Will update again once we figure out the boarding pass oopsie.

Xoxo
j

3 comments:

  1. Awesome guys! Keep the posts up. Best of luck. See you at the B party Mike.

    Graham, Penny, and Evie

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  2. I will be checking often, as I have been thinking about you nonstop. Erik says HI and can't wait to hear about his future new friend. Dylan thinks you are bringing her home now ;)

    LOVE YOU!!

    The Gauthier's

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  3. Meow Meow Meow purr purr preow
    Love Keebler!

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