Houston Aeropuerto

Houston Airport Lounge
Originally uploaded by WilliamInOmaha

A night of no sleep and a 4am arrival didn't seem to have the reward expected when our Omaha flight to Houston arrived 47 minutes late. This was just late enough to ensure missing our connection to Panama City, Panama and putting our 2 follow-up flights to Bogota and later Cartagena at risk. But what is airport travel trouble without an occasional blessing in disguise?

It seems Santa Claus (or in this neck of the woods, the baby Jesus) may have been looking out for us. Lingering about the terminal in a painstakingly long line, our fate seemed sealed. First, no more Panama. Second, we may not make it to Bogota in time to catch our coastal city flight. Yet Natasha, seemingly the only employee here that no habla espanol (I'm looking for every opportunity I can to get my language work-out), knew exactly what our hearts desired with a little Navidad treat to top things off.

Copa has now instead moved us to a non-stop flight to Bogota, first class I must add, to arrive this evening. We may get that much needed sleep after all. Further, what's a first class international ticket without the perks to come with it? I say only the passes up the opportunity for an afternoon in the Continental Presidents Lounge, or at least I started this fine Christmas Eve.

So our next stop is our final destination, and is where our next update is to come from. As for missing Panama, not all is lost with our return Copa Airlines flight still bringing us right back through. I'll end with my opening trademark travel photos and a Merry Christmas to all!