Boston airport

So I think the big guy upstairs is having a bit of a joke with me. Remember the US Airways ticket issuing saga?

Last night I rang Air Canada about today's & Tuesday's flights, and they confirmed the same problem on their end. I then rang two different Qantas numbers to try to get the tickets freed up. Both operators I spoke to told me that they couldn't see any problems from the information they were looking at, and that they couldn't do anything about it.

Skip to this afternoon - I turned up at the airport three hours before the flight departs just in case I had the same problems as the other day. So I got to the airport in record time in the taxi, checked in with no problems, and there was no one lined up at security (so I got straight through). Unbelievable!

Anyway, I'm now sitting in the [very small] Air Canada lounge at the airport. They have a mini-café where I was able to get some lunch (fortunately). There's not much else here. So now I'm basically stuck here for the next two hours. Well, at least I can catch up on some blog entries & relax instead of rushing to the flight at the last minute.

I headed out to the Prudential Center this morning for some shopping, and called into my favourite chapel in Boston (St Francis Chapel) while I was there. It was a nice morning - probably the first time I've had to relax since last Sunday. I definitely needed it. I'm also going to enjoy catching up on some R&R the next couple of days in Ottawa - preparation for another big week of meetings & travel. Meanwhile I remain hopeful that the rest of the trip will go smoothly.