We had quite the day already! We were up 2:45 this morning after light sleep wondering if we were going to get snow delayed. We were fortunate that our plane made it to St Louis last night around midnight so it was there this morning for our flight. Flights that were cancelled or delayed were due to the plane not being able to make it to St Louis. The snow really started coming down around 3 am so it really piled up on our plane and it took about 45 minutes to deice it before we left. I was concerned about the delay and our short layover in Charlotte we made that flight with enough time to go to the bathroom before boarding.
Once in Curaçao we got directed into the wrong lane because we hadn’t filled out the form prior to arriving. Little travel tip for Curaçao, they have a fast lane customs deal that allows you to scan your passport and walk on through if you fill out the form for when you arrive, leave, where you are staying and why you’re visiting. https://www.curacao.com/en/ there is a link, probably comes up in Dutch. She did come single us out again after we had filled out the form on their iPad and we still went through fairly quickly. I was not impressed much but I was tired.
Speaking of tired, we were also a little underwhelmed with our accommodations. The apartment is small, some things we are used to being available are not for some reason. They also track your air conditioning usage with a meter and you pay it separately from your regular room rate.
The apartment is small and lacks some little things. We do have enough to get by on and will pick up some of the little things after we get our car. We did stop on the way from the airport and got some food so we won’t starve.
The office here is only open from 9-1, so the gal from the restaurant checked us in.
There is a two hour time difference between here and Iowa. I was thinking it was only one.
The weather here is windy and has been raining. The taxi driver said this is the rainy season. I was expecting the weather to be more like Bonaire where is was drier. It’s more humid and there is a lot more greenery here. The island also is hilly.
I had started this yesterday but I fizzled out. We were so tired and hungry that we were being a little nit picky about things. We ate at the restaurant here, menu is limited a few burgers, a couple of fish choices, sandwiches and salads. It’s open air and they allow people to smoke. It does overlook the beach.
Hope everyone is doing well and the new year has started out well!
Traveling with Emily! 