Oh where is my luggage...???

Well today (yesterday/Saturday) was a day that became an exercise in PATIENCE. Grrrrrr. An exercise I could have done without, thank you very much! haha

I left Kamloops today for Victoria and by the time it was all said and done could have gotten here just as quickly by driving as I did by flying. I arrived at the Kamloops airport around 2:15 p.m. to check-in and all that jazz with Air Canada Jazz. My flight was originally scheduled to depart Kamloops at 3:10 p.m. Within a couple minutes of arriving at the airport we got word that the flight had been delayed approximately 20 - 30 minutes. Not a big deal...but would result in a very quick layover in Vancouver rather than one that would leave a few minutes for grabbing a bite to eat and a refreshing walk around the terminal. 30 minutes turned into 45, then an hour...and finally they announced that they were looking into a possible mechanical issue with the airplane. At this point they changed my original flight out of Vancouver to Victoria from the 5:00 flight to the 6:00. Sigh. Okay. I could deal with that.

After a snack of chips, a nap on the chairs, another snack...a few phone calls to my sister in Victoria, and yet another announcement we were told that they were still trying to figure things out and that they'd update us again shortly. 20 more minutes (by now it's almost 4:30) and they let us know that the plane was NOT going to fly but they were redirecting a flight out of Penticton to pick us up and it would be in Kamloops at 6:30. Turned out it arrived 15 minutes earlier than expected (oh yea) and FINALLY we were on our way.

The flight to Vancouver went smoothly albeit hungrily - at this point I had eaten cookie dough, a yogurt, a bag of hickory sticks and some licorice and that was it for the day. I WAS STARVING! And TIRED. In Vancouver I was very happy to see a Tim Horton's - a source of food & water (well in this case, coffee, but amounts to the same thing some days!). I arrived in Victoria at 8:30 - only 3 hours behind schedule - eagerly made my way to the baggage carousel. As it started up I watched the bags come out and go around...and get picked up by their owners...until there were no more bags left, everyone else had gone and I was left standing there with nothing but a computer and a few books. OH and my lipstick (at least I had that).

AFTER ALL THAT....THEY LOST MY ONE PIECE OF LUGGAGE!!!!!!!!! AAAARRRRRRGGGGHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!

I couldn't believe it! They delayed my flight, stuck me next to a woman that REEKED of stale smoke (trip to Vancouver) rather than getting my two seats to myself, put me next to Miss "Chatty Cathy" to Victoria who kept trying to lean over me to see the ocean...and then....and then they LOST MY BAG!!! And kindly offered to reimburse me for the necessary incidentals I might need...toothbrush, deodarent, etc. but only up to $50. Um...HELLO? Who decides what is necessary??? I needed shampoo, conditioner, deodarent, contact solution (although I don't have my glasses - they are in my suitcase), saline to clean my piercing, a razor, tooth paste, underwear, pajamas...before I even got to my sister's place my trip cost me an extra $75! Grrrrr!!!

To make matters worse, it is now almost 1:00 in the morning and apparently my bag is out for delivery but there is no telling what time it might get here. I am tired. I am ready for bed. And all I want are my jammies packed in my suitcase!! oh and my glasses. Those would be nice. Sigh.

Like I said, a lesson in patience....one I could have done without. Tomorrow is going to be a better day...right??!!!