When we first started travelling abroad and didn't have much sense, we bought one big suitcase between us and everything went into it. Asking for trouble!
There was a delay on our flight to Miami which caused us to miss our connecting flight to Antigua. As our case had been put into holding for the next flight, we could not get it that same evening, even though we had to wait 24 hours for the next plane to Antigua. We were put up in the airport hotel with free meals, which was something, and we also got to see Miami Beach, but this was in January and we were still dressed for the British winter!
We finally arrived in Antigua around 38 hours after leaving home, only to wait and wait for our suitcase, which did not arrive. Another night with no luggage! The following morning and by now I was wearing a Miami tee shirt and buying a couple of sarongs to get by on. As if this was not enough, a freak wave on the beach put an end to my trainers....
Fortunately, the case did arrive by lunch time.
Following this escapade, it was a suitcase each for us from then on. But this is still not the end of our story. At the Start of an Aegean cruise, we once took a flight to Athens and my case arrived in Athens, as you may expect. However, Colin's suitcase went missing. The next day the rep told us that there was good news, his suitcase had been found. The bad news was that it was in Moscow. I thought it was a joke and laughed, but no, it really had gone to Moscow!
Three days later it finally caught up with us in Rhodes. Buying spare clothes for Colin on a comparatively small cruise liner had not been easy! And Colin still jokes that his suitcase has been to one place he hasn't!!
Now of course, we have learnt to put half and half into each other's cases............
lynn xx
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