Best of Mike #230

Ok, the truth is.... it's not the "travel" part of scuba travel that I enjoy.

It's our habit to travel right after Christmas each year.

Because it's a great time for us to get away, as Linda's business is slow then.

But I can tell you it does not make the travel any easier.... in fact, quite the opposite.

December of 2012 was a particularly, unenjoyable, trip.

Apparently it comes as a complete surprise to American Airlines.... that we have winter here in America, each winter.

You can probably tell I am still just a little bit mad about how poorly they handled things.

Starting with the "Hi it's Christmas Day.... your flight is cancelled" call. 

And, if you can imagine it, getting worse from there.

But when you finally do get there and get settled in.... the scene above is what you see from the balcony of your room.

And the scene below.... is where you wake up to the next morning.

And things begin to get better.... lots better.