Patience is certainly a virtue and that is never more clear than when you travel. You just never know how things will go! For instance, we arrived at the MSP airport by 1030a for our 1230p flight to Washington DC then on to Johannesburg. But we didn't leave MSP until 2p, missed the flight onward and are now in a hotel by Dulles Airport trying to figure out how to get to South Africa!!! So many options but not many with 4 seats available so it may take us DAYS to reach South Africa.
With all of this you get to know not only those with whom you are traveling but you end up connecting with others who end up in the same place with you! A couple heading to a safari, as well as two other couples on the same flight out of MSP were all going to Africa! We got to know one of the couples well and spent time with them at the airport, standing in lines, and even tonight in the hotel. You connect with people in the strangest places.
We still don't know how we will get to our destination but what we do know is that we are all on vacation and with a little patience and a lot of humor it will all just be part of the experience. After all we are called to live life abundantly, right? So that means accepting the detours along with the wonders. What a day - and who knows what tomorrow brings!
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