It's still the Best Bed in the Word!...

Disembarkation is never really a fun day. There is always a tension and stress associated with it because generally there are some transfers and flights to consider. Also the situation at any airport now is enough to make people stay at home. [Or travel by ship.]

We [Moe, Barb and Fellette and I], were off the ship by 8.50, through US immigration and customs in jig time. We then went and gathered our luggage, 24 tons of it, all handled by a porter, to the FEDEX guys who took nine pieces, checked our paper work and hope that we see it in a week or so. Next to the buses and taxis. We had a limo and Moe and Barb were scheduled for a bus. We asked if they could come and yes. So, the four of us drove through Manhattan in a big black stretch limo. What a way to see New York. It was a gorgeous day and New York was doing what it does best, being New York.

It would have been a nice day to just wander through the streets, that look cleaner than I remember them, but maybe some other time, we were homeward bound. Soon at Laguardia airport and sitting in the lounge waiting in peace and quiet for our flight. 1/ 1/2 hours from stateroom to lounge in New York, not bad.

Our plane to Toronto was late getting into NY, so it was late leaving. This was compounded by the fact that the luggage had to be taken off because somebody did not show. All this resulted in us missing our plane in Toronto to Vancouver. We were soon rebooked, Fellette and I almost immediately, Moe and Barb had a bit of a wait I am afraid.

We arrived home only 35 minutes later than scheduled and it was blue skies all the way home. There, four smiling faces to greet us! All the fussing around that day was soon forgotten.


After a very quick run around the house we soon found ourselves in the best bed in the world!

To answer your question, I gained just under 5 pounds. [Do not expect any more talk about weight gain.]