The Eagle has landed!!!

Well actually we didn't ride on an eagle but the plane landed safe and sound!  That was one stressful flight!  As we checked in OKC they charged me for $110 extra for two of our 4 bags!  After I paid the fee we had some time to kill before the plane left so I went to Delta's website and was reading about bag fees and discovered I should not have been charged!  It says for "flights to Europe" you are only allowed 1 bag each.

So.....I made my way back to the counter with I-phone in hand to show him his website.  He then told me in a condescending voice "Sir it says right here while traveling to Europe you pay a extra $55 each bag over 1 a piece"  So.... I with maybe a hint of sarcasm in my voice "well it turns out Africa isn't in Europe Sir"  So he credited my check card back!  Well that simple mistake actually led to our bags "ending" in Amsterdam!!!  We are not ending in Amsterdam!!!  When we got to Atlanta I asked the gate clerk to get my bags rechecked to Africa.  They said no problem, that they would retrieve the bags and re tag them.  Well for whatever reason they only could find two of them and that I would have to claim my other two in Amsterdam and recheck them.  We had a 2 hr layover there.  It was actually pretty easy.  I had to go through customs in Amsterdam which consists of me walking past a scary looking lady.  That's all no questions or bag checks.  Anyway I got them checked and back in the airport and time to kill waiting on plane to Africa!


We arrived in Africa and I saw "PORTER" on this big sign.  Hmm, that's nice I'm the only one with a welcome sign.  As you might know that sign meant 2 of my bags didn't make it.  That are suppose to be here tonight on the KLM 8:15 flight! 

It was Julie's bags!!!  So as I type, she is wearing a borrowed long wrap around type African skirt and one of my XL t-shirts tied in the back (80's style) but she looks beautiful!
But let me tell you even from her ALL IS WELL because we are about an hour from seeing our boys for the first time!!! 
We will try to post updates often,


Matt