It was quite a journey to arrive here from Costa Rica. We dropped girls at the airport at 2:15 PM and waited around for our 6:55 PM flight to Miami and then Lima. The flight was delayed by an hour, which we didn't fuss over since we had a good 3 hour window in the middle of the night in Miami before our plane to Lima. Then the airplane landed at the wrong terminal, where customs had already closed down. So we waited another 30 minutes to get to another terminal.
After that, we ran (literally - all 3 boys, in the middle of the night) past all the other passengers down what felt like a mile of corridors to arrive at immigration. Our hearts dropped as we saw lines of hundreds of people waiting to get through immigration. We asked the officials for help since we would miss our connection - but man are they some tough cookies!!
We finally arrived, panting and sweating, at our LAN gate to board the plan at 1:05 AM ... but we were told that the boarding had closed, even though the plane did not leave til 1:40 AM!! We were sent another 4 or 5 terminals back to the AA desk to rebook a flight .... and upon arrival found a deserted wasteland, the AA offices at Miami airport close at 11 PM (even before our plane arrived!).
We were told we'd just have to wait there til 4 am to try and rebook our flight. But I guess we looked so pathetic that we actually got someone to fetch a lady connected with AA from another part of the airport and she took pity on us and booked us in to a 4:30 PM flight later that day. She gave us vouchers for a hotel and some food and sent us on our way.
We arrived at the Doubletree hotel at 2 AM and were surprised to find a luxurious hotel, not the cheap motel 6 we'd been expecting SO in the end , we had a nice luxurious break with hot showers and a delicious breakfast before continuing with our south american journey. So here we are. arrived at the hotel for our tour at midnight last night and we are all about to depart again!
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