So part of our trip included hooking up with my sister Janice's good friend Christian (from Madagascar)in Barcelona for New YEar's.

Christian had spent the holidays with his mother in Hawaii. His flight Hawaii to San Francisco to DC to Amsterdam to Madrid. Not too bad considering it took him forever to get home to Madagascar.

My sister Becky lives near Christian in Madagascar and was scheduled to pick him up on the Air France flight into the city. This is 3rd world so not the same as home....

Flight from Madrid to Paris was late, missed flight to Mada,,,,took alternate to Johannesburg,,,,missed flight to Mada, stayed the night and waited the two days for the next flight to Mada.

In the meantime Becky kept drinving to the airport to see if Christian was on the incoming plane......See it could be worse for all of us!