Thursday, December 25, 2008

The Airport Trip

It was the day of Andrew and Doug's arrival in Puerto Rico and we were all excited to finally get so see them again. We had rented a minivan for the day to provision the Adamo at Sam's Wholesale Club and pick up the boys at the airport. When we walked into the car rental agency, the lady at the counter informed us that the minivan was not available, despite the fact that we had reserved it over a week ago. The previous renter simply had not returned the van. Our option was to get a Toyota Camry, which we exercised.

The shopping trip to Sam's filled the trunk . . . entirely. Keeping enough food on board with three teenage boys is always a problem. As we drove to the airport, we were hoping that Andrew and Doug had packed light. Wishful thinking. Doug had brought down everything we had requested from the States in a huge duffel bag. Andrew also brought his monster duffel bag stuffed to the hilt. Two crammed backpacks rounded out the travel accouterments. Naturally, the boys have grown quite a bit themselves. The five of us stood around the Camry in the airport parking lot, giggling and scratching our heads. How was this going to work?

We did manage to cram it all in. And, I must say, as the driver I had plenty of room during our one-hour drive back to the boat. The same could not be said for the passengers.

.........Are we there yet???