Let´s get started - The ARRIVAL
We started in the morning at 5 o´clock to get a decent breakfast before heading to the airport in Stuttgart. This all went very well, the drive to the train station and the ride to the airport and the four of us, Monique, Friederieke, Volker and myself boarded for the United flight UA .... at 9:30 from Stuttgart to Newark, New Jersey. This hole part of the Trip was very comfortable and trouble free.
The whole circus started at Newark Liberty international airport:
- Small delay of 15 minutes (I do not understand why the American airlines in general are unable to be in time)
- Long rows at the immigration (as a careful guess I would say it has been about 35 minutes)
Now I have to explain that we had just 1 hour and 45 minutes to get our connection flight from Newark to Fort Myers in Florida. This means to pick up the whole luggage because entering the US and checking it back in afterwards. In addition you have to do the whole security check again before boarding the connection flight. As you can imagine we have been pretty tight with the time and than the Americans "tricked" us.
- Picking up the luggage and checking it in for the connection
- Security check took more than 45 Minutes as there has been a shut down at the airport security
The Result was we missed the connection flight by 5-10 Minutes. This means getting on to the next possible flight and wait ... and wait longer as this one has been delayed by 60 Minutes.
We should have been in Fort Myers between 6 and 7 o´clock pm but we arrived at 10:30 pm. Nevertheless we managed to get to our vacation housing in Cape Coral after a short stop to supply with food and drink and the house is simply amazing. 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, a kichen and a living/dining room and most importantly a pool in the backjard. The pool was tested to get the holiday feeling and tomorrow we will see how to proceed and what to do.
Have a good night / a good start into the new day!!!
