The Terminal!

This post is not about the Steven Spielberg comedy-drama film, however, it is about "The Terminal" we are currently stranded on.  Life is quite interesting here at the terminal. Kids are fun to watch and I think part of our boredom and frustration was alleviated by them. We watched sibling dynamics between a 4 year old and a 2 year old. The 4 year old had a leash attached to him by his parents so as to avoid getting lost, running around, and all the impulsive things kids do these days.

Ajo & I decided to take a trip to Hawaii last week since Ajo is on his winter break from school. A perfect getaway turns not so perfect when our 8:50 am departure flight was delayed due to a "bird strike" which damaged one of the engines. We were informed at the airport that the flight had to undergo some repair, hence our flight was scheduled tentatively to leave at 4pm. The flight failed to take off at the promised time obviously since its past 4pm here at Sac airport and we are still waiting. Apparently a new part needed to replaced for the engine and the repairs will take longer than expected. Over 10 hours at an airport is insane. We were given food vouchers for $10. I do not want sound like a nitpicker but airport food is expensive and $10 is barely enough to buy a meal and a drink.

We are offered two choices, either to fly at 1am or 8:50am in the morning. The decision making process was quite a tough one and after going back and forth, we have come to a consensus to take the 1am flight. At present, we are going to check in to a hotel and freshen up only to come back here in a few hours or so. See you later.