Wednesday, 13 March 2019 Scottsdale to Regina

Going home today. We spent the morning cleaning up and packing. Kevin and I adjusted the garage door because it was catching on a rivet and reversing. We went for an afternoon walk to the nearby shopping district and returned by a round about route in time for our pickup at 5:30.

Our scheduled departure time was 8:15 PM, but we did not lift off until 9:10. After airborne, our pilot explained that the crew had to clear US customs before going back to the airplane for the return flight. He said there was a long lineup that delayed them. I assume that they then also had to return through security screening. That might have been part of the problem too.

We touched down in Regina at 12:40 AM Regina time, after 2.5 hours in the air. The scheduled time was only 12:20, so they must have allowed a high margin for error. We breezed quickly through customs but ran into a delay with baggage claim. We had left our car at the airport, so offered to drive Kevin and Linda home. We had traveled with only carry on luggage, but at the gate, they said the flight was 100% full and offered to check bags for free to reduce congestion. Since Linda had a checked bag anyway, she decided to also check her larger carry on, and we thought we might as well also. At the luggage carousel, the Kuntz bags came off quite quickly. Celeste’s took a while longer, but mine was the third last bag to arrive, and even then, came after a long pause that made us start to think it was lost. It finally arrived; we drove Kevin and Linda home; arrived home ourselves about 2 AM; and were soon in bed awaiting our 7 AM alarm for babysitting in the morning.