November 5, 2005 - Atlanta, Georgia

Run to dinner

Ever since Wilma's visit, flights out of Cancun have been cancelled in the way that scarcely viewed tv series get dropped off the schedule after their very first broadcast. There is not enough interest, and there is no money in it for the airlines. Many have simply stopped flying here altogether. We had a dinner date in Atlanta last night, but until yesterday morning we didn't know if we still had a flight out of here. Though Delta is one of the few airlines that still has flights out of the city, they cancelled our morning flight. We were put on an afternoon flight into Atlanta, which put us in for a mad scramble to dinner. In fact, after a long ride on Marta followed by a quick walk to our hotel, changing out of our all-day-traveled clothes into something presentable, and a shuttle ride to the venue, we barged in (rather loudly) just as Jim's uncle was giving a long speech on the history of his side of the family. Jim's cousin Kate is getting married today, and the whole family has gathered in Atlanta for the occasion. By the time we arrived everyone had already eaten, but plates were saved and many speeches were still left to be made and we got to partake of a lovely celebratory evening. I'm glad we made it.

posted by Mahi at 11:55 AM  

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