arriving in Panama City from airport
We left for our adventure in Panama on Monday morning at 3Ñ00 a.m., with snow on the ground and the temperature negative six degrees. We had our jackets and socks on, for certain. We drove to Toronto, with clear roads and picked Dylan up at his place around 4:15 a.m. Then we drove to the airport, Dylan driving away in the very cold morning.
Our five hour flight to Panama City was direct. However, it was certainly an unusual crowd and somewhat of a culture shock to us.
As we waited for our flight, we looked to see other travelers that resembled us, but to no avail. The birders looked somewhat like us, ready to walk for miles, but the other travelers did not. Most were well tanned, some in shorts and sandals, while we were in our jackets and socks feeling cold.
The plane and its service, Transat was certainly not the Qatar Airlines, or other airlines that we have been on which provide individual movie screens with the updated movies available. Blankets, eyemasks, pillows, socks called the comfort package were available for a fee, not provided as a courtesy. However, we did wonder when they offered wine with our wonderful breakfast. Surprisingly, many people did have wine with breakfast and during the entire flight. We began to make sense of the behaviours, realizing that many of the passengers were going to resorts.
As we neared our destination, some passengers began lining up to go to the bathroom. Imagine our surprise when we realized that they were going to the bathroom to change into their bathing suits, flip flops, tee shirts getting ready for the beach. We realized that they must be in Panama for a short time and making most of the experience. We felt like we were on the wrong plane.
When we landed in Panama, we realized that the passengers on the flight must have traveled this way many times, as we hit the wall of heat of 34 degrees with humidity.
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