Our neighbors, Ron & Betsy, graciously limo'd us to the Charlottetown International Airport :-)....I believe we left from um...oh yes, gate one. Check in was a breeze and we requested a wheelchair and assistance at each gate. It's the only way to go and Air Canada does it well. They got out the automatic lifter and hoisted Kevin up to the door in a narrow wheelchair and took him to his seat. Whew. Step one. After takeoff and a round of drinks, the stewardess sat down next to Kevin and had a great chat with us about what we were doing. Everyone has a story similiar including her. An hour and a half later, we landed in Montreal with our next flight leaving in 55 minutes. " Sorry sir, you have to wait until the others disembark before we can move you".....umm does 55 minutes mean anything, lady?? pfft No., but she was very nice about me asking the second time where the wheelchair was.....response: " I tried to talk to the guys on the tarmack but they are just standing there." Ok. My turn. Excuse me gentlemen. We have a plane to catch in , let's see, 35 minutes. Where's the friggin' chair?! .l....what do you mean you only have one and it's in use?? Plan B boys....I'll drag his ass down the ramp and you better have a chair and an assistant at the bottom....so with 6 minutes to go, we land at the door of the plane....problems again but they handled and got us docked in our Pods! Ok, now this goes a long way to make up for that other crap......gotta say, if ya can, travel in the "lie me fully down with a comforter and pillow" pod.....
8 hours later, and a bit of a bumpy ride, we land in Frankfurt. "Please wait sir until the others disembark before you can be moved"....WTF?? Ok guys, fine, but we only have 55 minutes to make our next flight....deja vous........some large German guy grabbed Kevin's wheelchair, turned to me "come!" I had to run to keep up but we cleared security and made the flight. Lufthansa or something like that, was the next airline. It was a 2 hour flight with "not so good" food. Geyatours decided that they would meet us at the airport and away to the Greenville Hotel, right next to the Tokuda International Hospital. Checked in. Changed rooms. Mother of Pearl, lady, he's in a wheelchair....the tub is 4 feet off the ground! Shower please.
We rested for the afternoon and then headed down to the lobby where we meet a bunch of people either going in or coming back from having the procedure....all Canadians except one couple from Florida. Lots of laughs at dinner and then off to bed.....whew....long day. It is a 6 hour difference for us.
finally, ....good night.
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