As I type this, the pilot has just announced that we have entered into Argentinian airspace, I begin to reflect on the first part of this journey back to Buenos Aires.
The flight from Vancouver was fairly standard and nothing much to report except during our landing the pressure was so hard that I thought my ears were going to burst. It was probably due to my cold, which is proving to not want to go away at this time.
While in Toronto, we walked outside the gate to be greeted by my sister Maria and her family. The last time I saw them all was when I was in Toronto back in July. We then went to meet our mother, who my other sister had dropped off at the Aire Canada counter before she had to get to work. As always it was great to see them and chat for a couple of hours before we entered through security again.
Since our flight was scheduled to leave at 11:55pm ET, most of the shops were just starting to close. We hadn´t much to eat and when I saw the Tim Hortons, I thought they would at least have a bagel so I could survive a few more hours before being fed on the plane. Alas, the Tim Hortons didn´t have any left and they also only accepted cash only. Yeah cash only, no debit, no credit card.
We started to bored our plane nice and early and were greeted by my sister Gladys. As always it´s great to have run into family and this past year has been a reconnection of sorts for me with my family.
Toronto was starting to have a snow storm and we had troubles leaving the gate as our tow didn´t have any chains on thier tires to actually pull the plane out (dumb I know). We then proceeded to the de-icing where the plane is sprayed with a foam to cover and remove any ice. This was the last I remembered until the pilot came back on the speakers. I had fallen asleep and didn´t even hear the take off.
The flight has been great so far, though I must admit, it´s very difficult to sleep on these chairs, even though they are very comfortable. I did manage to sleep some and now I look foward to the next part of my Buenos Aires journey.
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We had a poor experience at the International Terminal Tim Horton’s too while in Toronto waiting for our flight to the Dominican!
Our Tim Horton’s Experience Poor Customer Service!!