FLIGHT TO VANCOUVER

         I was up at 5:15 this morning.  Spent time trying to get our yard sprinkler programmed,  (thought it was but not).  We finished last minute packing of our carry-on bags before Mike showed up just before 8:15 to take us to DFW.  It was only a 35 minute ride despite rush hour.

        No line to check our two bags and no line at TSA pre-check.  It was a long walk to our gate due to construction in terminal C but was at our gate by 9:00am.

        

        We had to wait hour and half before they started boarding and we were second in line for first class boarding.  Settled into 2a & 2b seats.  Departed gate 15 minutes late.  But no line for takeoff.

                                                     Lunch was beef and pasta.  Not bad!

        It was a 4 hour flight from DFW to YVR.  Seemed longer but I did have wifi on the flight so got some work done on this post.  Jeff texted that he has arrived before us at YVR.  He gave us heads up on what to expect with Customs clearing.

        We actually landed early and was at the gate on time.  Clearing Canadian Immigration was easy as 72 hours before flying we did our declarations via the ArriveCan app online. When here we went to a kiosk and swiped our passports and our customs slip was printed out to show after collecting our checked luggage and exiting.

        Jeff was waiting for us when we got up to where the hotels shuttles picked up.  We were at Hilton airport an hour after landing.  Very fast which surprised me!

        Our rooms were not ready yet so Jeff and I walked a few blocks to a liquor store to get Rebecca some chardonnay.  Funny as the store was huge and had thousands of bottle of wines for all over the world, EXCEPT THE USA!!   I got an Australian chardonnay.

        Our room was ready when Jeff and I returned but Jeff's was not quite ready.  We settled into our room while we waited.  Half hour later his was ready.  It's just a few doors down from ours.

        So it is now 4pm Vancouver time which is 6pm, our body time.  Seems like it is time for our happy hour.  Jeff got some ketchup flavored potato chips that were NOT good.  I had some cheez-its.  We will be ordering a pizza to be delivered for our dinner.  The front desk guy recommended a place called Uncle Fatih that delivers.  So I will publish this post now and have a Manhattan and chardonnay with Jeff.  Really good to see him as has been toooo long.