Sunday, October 21, 2012

Saturday October 20, 2012


Fort Lauderdale, Florida to Pointe Claire, Quebec

Total distance traveled 3095km.   Total height climbed 16,089m vertical climb
All we have to do today is get to the airport on time.  We left our hotel at 11:30, picked up the bike boxes at Fort Lauderdale airport, drove on to Miami international airport and started the packing. 
The escalator man
Problem number 1; we were missing the correct tool to remove one set of pedals.  An escalator maintenance man, walking down the hallway, saved us.  I saw his bag of tools and asked him for a wrench.  Within 3 minutes he had both pedals off and we chatted about our trip.  This is typical of Americans – very willing to help and very friendly.
  Problem number 2; we had to pay for the bikes to fly home with us.  Our tickets cost $212 each.  The bikes cost $198.  I expected the bike to be in the seat next to me.
No more problems!  We had a smooth flight to Montreal, a lift home waiting, and a nice cup of tea. 
     

Miami

Home in Montreal
       

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Hi Tim,
glad you arrived safely! Liked your latest report about first-class-seats for bikes :-)
Have a good week- your Ratingers...

Caroline said...

Well done Tim and Tim!! Sounds like you had a great trip. Look forward to seeing more pictures!

Caroline