Monday, 9 August 2016
Alsancak, İzmİr — Turkey
We should be in the Netherlands now. At least that was the plan. But a family emergency changed that. The story of why we are in Turkey instead is in the Two to Travel blog … you can read about the whys and wherefores there if interested.
The topic of this post is how we are getting back to our home-on-wheels following the RTW. Sure, the ship will return us to Miami, but that won’t get us back to Houston where the Phaeton will be stored.
United Airlines award tickets for 6 July, the date on which the ship arrives in Miami, became available today. After this year’s RTW disembarkation debacle, we were seriously considering staying overnight in Miami and flying to Houston on 7 July. We’ve changed our minds. We will now fly out on the 6th and stay overnight at a hotel near IAH instead.
The reason for the change in plan has a lot to do with it being mid-summer in Texas when we come back. By staying overnight near the Houston airport, we can get out to the storage lot very early on the morning of the 7th — before it gets really sweltering. And, once settled at the campground, we will have more time to run the A/C to cool down the Phaeton before bedtime.
I did my research and then consulted with Mui. We agreed that UA’s 2:45p departure should give us plenty of time to get to the airport even if there are delays with disembarkation. After seeing the very reasonable fares on the website, not only did we decide to buy tickets instead of using miles, but we also booked ourselves into first class. Quite unexpected, but hey we won’t second guess UA’s pricing … they must not realize there will be a bunch of RTWers looking to find a way home on the 6th … heh, heh, heh!
Travel-back-home logistics are now complete … sort of. I still need to reserve a hotel at IAH and make reservations at Advanced RV Resort. But those details are easy. I will deal with them when we return home in October.
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