It's probably a good thing that Kim's flight on Friday was an early morning affair. It gave us very little time to think about what was actually happening. We left Warren and Karen's a little before 4:00 in the morning and arrived at the airport in very good time. I wasn't allowed to accompany Kim to the check-in counters, but she would be able to come rejoin me after she had finished there. The line wasn't long, but when it was her turn, she stood at the counter for a LONG time. Then, she stepped away from the counter and continued to wait. What was going on?! Finally, she came back out to where I was and told me the story.
On her way to Ecuador, she had been routed through Miami. However, due to the impending wrath of hurricane Irma, she decided to change her flight to layover in Dallas instead. Apparently, when that change was made, her return flight was "cancelled." When she had gone online to check in to her flight the night before, everything showed up normally, but she wasn't allowed to actually check in. We thought that was strange but didn't give it too much consideration. This was the reason! However, they were able to rebook her with no penalty, and she ended up in the same seats that she had originally been given and everything. No real problem, just a little more time and nerves invested in the process!
We had just enough time for a cup of coffee/tea before she needed to go through security, so we found a little café and placed our order. This, by the way, is what you get for $3.15 at said café.
Seems they could compete with airport prices in the US very well!
Then the time had come, and with a big fat hug and a few final parting words, she entered the space that was prohibited to me and was off.
As soon as she was out of sight, I turned and headed to where the taxis were waiting to take passengers back into Quito, wondering if Kim's time here had been real or just an amazing dream. But I have the pictures to prove that it really happened.
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