Hello All,
The flight left on time, and surprisingly it was a smooth flight. We got into Miami about 20 minutes early. Great job by all on getting there on time. Thanks to all who helped to get them there.
Unfortunately, Tom Evans encountered a curious rule of Panama, that you cannot enter the country if your passport expires within 3 months of your return. After 2 calls to Panama, we were told that although there might be someone on Monday that could authorize his entry, he would not be allowed in Panama if he got on the flight today. Plan B has Tom getting an expedited passport on Monday in Boston, and flying down to meet us on Tuesday. We hope and expect that this will all work out.
The gate for the next flight was near our arrival gate and all is going smoothly. We will be getting onto our next flight shortly. Many did nap on the first leg, so we’re beginning to recoup some of our lost sleep. We do expect to get cell phones today and sometime today we will post those on the web (probably not until evening).
We will be getting picked up at the airport by a bus, and expect we will be viewing the Miraflores locks of the Panama Canal sometime in the afternoon.
Steve