Carnival Magic - LIVE - Dec 1-6 - FLL - Nassau, Grand Turk, Amber Cove

[Saint Greg]

It was quite a hike to the baggage claim. Not much of a wait. My bag was among the first out. I put the duct tape on to make it easily recognizable.

 

 

 

 

[Saint Greg]

I didn’t see any “Saint Greg” signs on my way down...I did see an O’Brien one. So I called the hotel to let them know I needed a shuttle. They needed to know which terminal I was in. I didn’t know so I asked the info desk. Turns out it’s terminal 4. They told me to step outside, take a right to the white tents and wait. It could be up to 45 minutes...let’s hope not.

 

The white tent looks empty but around the corner was about 50 people. I’d say it’s 75 now.

 

 

[Saint Greg]

Lots of vans and buses pulling in. Holiday inn, Hyatt place, four points, super 8, park n go, etc. no Cambria yet.

[Saint Greg]

Kids...The girl and boy in front of me...not a peep the whole flight. Girl was reading a book. Boy was coloring. Behind me on the other hand. Oh my. 30 minutes into the flight it stopped for about 15 minutes. Other than that it was constant screaming, yelling, crying.

 

The boy in front of me kept looking back to see what the deal was.

 

Fortunately I can’t sleep on a plane anyway. Once going to London I fell asleep. Other than that. I’ve had 30 hour trips where I got no sleep because I need to lay down.

 

 

Edited December 1, 2019 by Saint Greg

[blarko]

1 minute ago, Saint Greg said:

Kids...The girl and boy in front of me...not a peep the whole flight. Girl was reading a book. Boy was coloring. Behind me on the other hand. Oh my. 30 minutes into the flight it stopped for about 15 minutes. Other than that it was constant screaming, yelling, crying.

 

The boy in front of me kept looking back to see what the deal was.

 

 

 

That would’ve stressed me out so much. My nerves would’ve been shot by the time the plane landed.

[Saint Greg]

1 minute ago, blarko said:

 

That would’ve stressed me out so much. My nerves would’ve been shot by the time the plane landed.

I think I just really got into the game I was playing and tuned it out a little. I had headphones I could’ve pulled out but never did.

[Saint Greg]

Finally my shuttle pulls up. It says comfort suites on it but the guy honks the horn and holds up a Cambria sign. I think he may have been though before but I missed it because it said comfort suites.

[Saint Greg]

Three people on this shuttle. I think he picked up the other two at another terminal.

[Saint Greg]

I saw another shuttle pulling out with a Cambria sign taped on the side. That’s better than this one.

[Saint Greg]

I made it to the Cuban restaurant but since I’m here so late I scratched the main course I had  planned on ordering because the waiter was really pushing the daily special. I’m guessing that’s something that’ll be easier on the kitchen. I did get the sides I planned on ordering. 

[Saint Greg]

I guess I got ahead of myself. Check in was great. Room looks great. They got me in on the ground floor. They have two shuttle options for tomorrow. 10 and 12. I went with 10. I’d rather be early than late. 

[Saint Greg]

I guess I got an accessible room. It happens sometimes with Hotwire. Sometimes they do it just in case I think.

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Beef empanadas 

 

 

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Rice, Sweet plantains and the other is supposed to be yucca. I’ve never seen yucca but this looks more like their French fries. 

 

[Saint Greg]

Waiter knew I got the wrong side and is fixing it.

[Saint Greg]

And this is the special. Looks like steak and shrimp

 

 

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And the yucca

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I felt bad when I came in because I was the only person in here and they close at 11. But like 5

minutes after I ordered was the rush. Four more tables came in.

[MeganGC1983]

9 hours ago, Saint Greg said:

Los Angeles? No. Las Vegas? No. Actually I'm in Las Colinas.

 

Technically Irving but practically Las Colinas. I'm flying out of DFW airport this afternoon. This is one of the eastern most In-N-Out Burgers in existence. They have about 20 locations in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. The reason they haven't expanded further is everything here is fresh and any further east would be too far from their distribution centers. They also refuse to sell franchises.

 

They are serious about the quality of their food here. One day at lunch time I pulled into this location and was stopped in the parking lot by an employee who informed me they were closed because the food quality wasn't up to their standards. I appreciated them not selling me a substandard product and had no problem driving an extra five miles to their next closest store.
 

The employees here rival Chick-Fil-A for the friendliest fast food employees I've ever encountered. Maybe it's because their minimum wage is $12. 

I missed you by a few hours! I’m staying in Irving tonight. My marathon is by Love field in the morning. 

[Saint Greg]

3 minutes ago, MeganGC1983 said:

I missed you by a few hours! I’m staying in Irving tonight. My marathon is by Love field in the morning. 

Wow crazy.

[Saint Greg]

That main course was really good. The empanadas were really good. The sweet plantains were pretty good. I don’t think I’m a big plantain guy though. I’m definitely not a yucca guy. I had a desert planned but it’s not going to happen. I had a lot of food.