DISEMBARKATION

DISEMBARKATION

We were up at six, had our last room-service breakfast that included a marzipan lemon tart that we saved from our dessert last night - we were too full last night. We were to leave the ship at 8 but for some reason, at this port, all the luggage had to be off the ship before anyone could leave. We waited 45 minutes on the gangway giving truth to the old adage "Hurry up and wait". We were one of the first off the ship, claimed our luggage in the port terminal and hurried outside where we found our smiling driver holding a sign with my name on it.
The drive to the airport was surprisingly picturesque passing by the Mediterranean and through the countryside. We pretended we were on the Amalfi coast that we skipped yesterday. After an hour we reached the Air Canada terminal where we were greeted by two huge lineups. Luckily, we found someone to guide us to the correct one. We waited about 15 minutes and finally got inside the terminal, checked in with Air Canada, got my custom's stamp for a tax refund, through security, and passport control to a shuttle bus to the terminal. Found the smallest business-class lounge I think I've ever been in but here we sit relaxing with a coffee waiting for our boarding call.