At 4 am the information we had indicated the flight to Paris 'may' go - so we headed to the local airport here at 4:30 with our light packs, and passports and Euros and hopes in hand.
At the ticket counter - our airport only has one ticket counter - the agent greeted us kindly. She had been monitoring our flights for us - unbeknownst to us - and was ready for our arrival. Due to the continued uncertainty about flight cancellations there was a note on our file saying "Do not board". The same note appeared on our flights from Vancouver and Montreal. The next flights available were in May - too late for us.
Even though we had been preparing to go, and at the same time preparing not to go, I was overwhelmed with disappointment. The finality of hearing that we could not fly today allowed me to really experience the hopes I had been carrying as well as the sadness.
So - home we came to sleep.
At 7:00 the phone rang. It was the agent from Air Canada who had received us in Penticton. She had done some searching for us on potential re booking arrangements and wanted to strongly encourage us to see if we could get another flight for later this week.
Hope springs eternal. On the strength of this encouragement Diane got on the phone and connected with another very kind person at Aeroplan who tried all kinds of flight paths and combinations for us. The result of this dedication, kindness and tenacity is that we have a new departure date!
April 26,2010.
So - now a new round of plans and reworking of our walking distances and a different kind of excitement - and the pilgrimage continues!
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