The trip of many changes... TRIP REPORT UPDATED 4/25 - Page 4 - PassPorter - A Community of Walt Disney World, Disneyland, Disney Cruise Line, and General Travel Forums
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There are other changes as well.
Why? Well, the world has changed. And change with it, we must. The lyrics to "We Go On" for IllumiNations say it best:
We go on to the joy and through the tears
We go on to discover new frontiers
Moving on with the current of the years.
We go on
Moving forward now as one
Moving on with a spirit born to run
Ever on with each rising sun.
To a new day, we go on.
It's time to move on and move forward.
PassPorter is a small business, and for many years it supported our family. But the world changed, print books took a backseat to the Internet, and for a long time now it has been unable to make ends meet. We've had to find new ways to support our family, which means new careers and less and less time available to devote to our first baby, PassPorter.
But eventually, we must move on and move forward. It is the right thing to do.
So we are retiring this newsletter, as we simply cannot keep up with it. Many thanks to Mouse Fan Travel who supported it all these years, to All Ears and MousePlanet who helped us with news, to our many article contributors, and -- most importantly -- to Sara Varney who edited our newsletter so wonderfully for years and years.
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Quite the adventure to get to your hotel.
Power seems like such a normal thing to the rest of us. I can't imagine going without it for so long.... and still knowing it'll be that much longer before it's back. Strong, strong people.
Completely. The next day, there was an article on one of the main American TV networks about "living without power" - I think because of the exceptionally cold weather, if I remember right? I remember saying to Mark how insulting that must be to any Puerto Ricans able to watch it, given how long some of them had been without power for...
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Glad dinner turned out to be so good, and with the Canadians! That's funny they haven't visited Quebec yet. But I guess it's not any more odd than an American who hasn't visited.... oh, I don't know.... Grand Canyon or Washington DC.
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Sounds like it was a bit of an odd route to get to your hotel! Glad you found it and it seems like a good idea to stay there for the night and be ready for the cruise the next day.
That was quite the helping of wasabi on your plate!
Beautiful in it’s presentation, but not sure anyone could use that much on the number of pieces you have. Of course that just makes me think of Mater in Cars 2 when he thought it was pistachio ice cream! :rofl2)
That was quite the helping of wasabi on your plate!
Yes, it was, especially as I can't stand the stuff...
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Beautiful in it’s presentation, but not sure anyone could use that much on the number of pieces you have. Of course that just makes me think of Mater in Cars 2 when he thought it was pistachio ice cream! :rofl2)
Oh my goodness, I'd forgotten that. That was classic!
That was a strange and confusing entrance to the hotel. But then again, the whole airport is kind of confusing. That's why I avoid it like the plague.
Yes, it is an odd place. I preferred it when we flew out of it, probably because we were dropped right at the terminal we were leaving from and didn't have to walk through all the different bits of it, as we did when we arrived. I take it you have a closer airport that's much better?
I take it you have a closer airport that's much better?
Yes. There's a smaller airport about 30 minutes from home. It's not busy at all and everything is so much easier and stress free. When I fly to Orlando, that's the one I fly out from. But, if I want to go somewhere else, I have to do it through San Juan.
Yes. There's a smaller airport about 30 minutes from home. It's not busy at all and everything is so much easier and stress free. When I fly to Orlando, that's the one I fly out from. But, if I want to go somewhere else, I have to do it through San Juan.
Well thank goodness at least they have flights to Orlando - that's the main thing!
Couldn't believe how the two of you navigated the airport to your hotel without any signage! The woman at check in was amazing and how she can be so positive considering the continuing bad situation on the island she is still dealing with! PR's infrastructure has never been good like the USA and why they are having so much trouble getting things back to normal. Looks like a good meal that you enjoyed! Funny with the two Ontario couples coming in after you, even though you told them their was nowhere to eat in the airport itself.
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I lived in Ontario for the first 19 years of my life and I never visited Ottawa or Quebec, most of our vacations were taken in the US. It is hopefully a trip we will take in the near future.
Just found this and am enjoying it. I fly JetBlue to Houston all the time and since they started charging for the first bag, I have noticed a lot more people needing to gate check their carry on. I have concluded that a number of people do this because JetBlue doesn't charge for a carry on that is gate checked, I;ve even noticed some people with bags that are obviously too big.
I don't know what happened with your flight but I had never had a problem with anything less than orderly as people board and disembark.
I am flying back on Southwest, which I also think has great customer service but my flight home was over twice as much as my flight down on JetBlue. My kids have a strong preference for Southwest but they tend to book earlier than I do.
I've though of taking a cruise but am not sure I could be confined to a ship, especially if the seas are rough. I hope yours is wonderful and calm.
Couldn't believe how the two of you navigated the airport to your hotel without any signage!
It was certainly an interesting challenge and I was very glad for Google Maps, which kept telling me we were going in the right direction!
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The woman at check in was amazing and how she can be so positive considering the continuing bad situation on the island she is still dealing with!
I know, but to be honest, that's what we found with everyone we spoke to who was in a similar position. Their positivity was just amazing.
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PR's infrastructure has never been good like the USA and why they are having so much trouble getting things back to normal. Looks like a good meal that you enjoyed! Funny with the two Ontario couples coming in after you, even though you told them their was nowhere to eat in the airport itself.
Well, I guess some people are determined to check for themselves...
I lived in Ontario for the first 19 years of my life and I never visited Ottawa or Quebec, most of our vacations were taken in the US. It is hopefully a trip we will take in the near future.
Well, we're going back to Quebec in September on the Magic - we'd love to meet up with you, if that's even vaguely an option for you? Just throwing it out there, although we are in port midweek, so I suspect that won't work....
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The next day, there was an article on one of the main American TV networks about "living without power" - I think because of the exceptionally cold weather, if I remember right? I remember saying to Mark how insulting that must be to any Puerto Ricans able to watch it, given how long some of them had been without power for... 
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The woman at check in was amazing and how she can be so positive considering the continuing bad situation on the island she is still dealing with! 
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