Tuesday, 2 February 2016

One crisis to another 1st 2nd and 3rd Feb

This is going to be bullet points only because a lot is happening at present .

●31/1 7pm I manage to print out the upgraded bus tickets but instead of sending the two tickets they have sent mine twice over.

●31/1  8pm We get an email from our hotel in Mendoza to say that there has been a landslide and the road over the Andes is closed.

●1/2 6am email from Mendoza. Road expected to open 8am

● 1/2 8.30 Catch taxi to bus station  (the ticket doesn't say which of 5 the bus goes from) LP guide says Los Heros station, taxi driver confirms.

●1/2 8.50 Wrong bus station. Taxi gone. Bus leaves 9.30 We still have ticket problem.

●1/2 9.10 Right station I check at office re. ticket. He checks computer it's OK.

●1/2 9.30 Bus arrives, driver won't let Helen in. No ticket! I point to manifest, her name is included, I show her passport, no,can't board, no ticket!  A Spanish speaking American lady tries to help and we go back to office. I get new ticket printed.  Meanwhile the American's luggage is stolen.

●1/2 10.00-4pm excellent scenic journey. American lady hysterical for full journey see full blog.

●2/2 Bridge down on the road we travelled yesterday. Could be closed for some time.

●2/2 Arrive airport at 4.30 for 6.30 flight, 7.30 board plane, 8.30 leave plane, technical problem, 10.30 flight abandoned. 11.00 recover luggage, 11.30 collect tickets for tomorrow's flight, 00.00 taxi to Huentala Hotel, 00.30 check in arrangements 04.00 alarm call for 05.00 pick up. 00.45 Helen discovered that she has left her phone on charge at the airport, 00.50 we get reception to phone the airport to report the phone loss, 01.00 go down to dinner, 02.30 go to bed

● Got up,showered,downto reception by 04.50. 05.15 still no sign of the taxi so we share another with two girls. 5.40 check the luggage with LAN enquire about the phone, no response. 6.20 queue for rebate on expenses for "last night ", no help on phone, ask police, buffet staff, no English and apparently no system for lost property. We are last to board the aircraft and its good bye Mendoza and good bye phone.

●Managed to report phone lost to the police station at BuenosAires Newberry Airport.  Crisies over.

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