52 Hours Puerto Vallarta
My wife and daughter arrived at the airport with their spirits lifted having found out daughter's passport card the night before, anxious to begin their vacation in Puerto Vallarta.
"I'm sorry," the ticketing agent began. "You need the full passport book for airline travel."
We had previously used the card for Canada (ferry) and Rocky Point Mexico (motor home).
I was taking a hot therapeutic shower after the Thanksgiving morning clean out, when the ... 1/x
... Canine companion started making alarming noises. I poked my head out the bedroom door, my body covered in suds to the two ladies returned home, crestfallen.
They explained the situation and went immediately to work looking for the lost book, and researching "same day passports".
On Thanksgiving Day.
I rested my body for the work later that day--which I reported already went well.
When I returned home, the ladies had a plan. The BMW EV was getting fully charged and they were leaving...2/X
The BMW needed recharging and had to switch charging station sites due to a charging station failure. Their own batteries were running low but they pressed through.
And won the day, driving back to Phoenix at 3:30 PM. They arrived home at 5:30 having spent most of the drive arguing with the airline on how much MORE they should pay for the new tickets given everything.
They won and paid zero.
So they arrived home exhausted with 9% left on the EV battery, even less on their own 4/x...
... Energy levels.
But I had hot pizza, wings and donuts waiting for them. Not healthy, but warranted.
They left for the airport this morning, and got through #CLEAR.
Now for them, the sweet taste of perseverance and success.
@SECRET_ASIAN_MAN
Exceptional effort on their part!
You were also exceptional for keeping your opinions to yourself and letting them show you NOTHING gets in the way of women and their goals!
... Early the next morning for their own Black Friday door buster IN TUCSON.
They found a that place did same day passports, *by appointment* and were driving from Phoenix to Tucson in the hopes it would be open and they might get an appointment.
I was skeptical about it all but kept my mouth shut.
It was difficult. They snagged the last appointment, filled out the federal paperwork at a Starbucks and printed out those forms at a Kinko's. Phones were running low in battery. 3/x