Losing Ones Passport is Florida’s Gain January 18th, 2010
Jacksonville, Florida wasn’t in our travel plans, but what could we do when, on our way to Mexico while in the Dallas Airport, we realized that a passport is missing? We figured we lost it at the Los Angeles airport when we passed through security. There, they not only ask us to show proof of our identity, but we also had to remove our shoes, belts, coat, open up our computers and we all did this simultaneously. Well, somewhere in all that dance, my passport disappeared.
After we spent a couple of nights in Dallas, we flew from there to Atlanta, Georgia. That’s where we contacted the Belgian Consulate and applied for a new passport. We had to rent a car so we could at least pay an impromptu visit with some hometown friends that now live in Georgia. Actually, it was really great to see them again, we relaxed at their lake house and were somewhat grateful that this mishap with my passport brought us here. After a few days with our friends, we decided to go to Jacksonville, Florida, where we spent an entire week. While we were in Atlanta, I went on-line to see about finding any good deals for a luxury hotel, I came across this site: http://www.luxuryhotelsflorida.com, and it was very appealing, so we booked our room on-line and drove to Florida!
We relaxed on the beach and played in the water with big waves rolling over us and I got to practice some more with my kite maneuvers. We went back to Atlanta so my husband could catch a flight to Bolivia. He had an important engagement with World Vision, so I said good-bye to him and stayed with our friends one more time waiting for my passport. This did end up being a great opportunity to visit with our friends, but I would rather be with my husband in Bolivia, I didn’t have to wait long, my passport arrived two days later!
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