Leaving Mazatlan
My last morning in Mazatlan couldn’t have gone any better, with a relaxing room service breakfast at El Cid Castillo on the balcony overlooking the Pacific Ocean. I was a bit concerned that the Midwest storms would upset my travel plans, but Delta assured me that all my flights were running on schedule. Or, so they said. Maria Elena of the Mazatlan Hotel Association and Abraham of Pronatours picked me up at my hotel for my final ride in the van with them. (I can’t say I will miss climbing in and out of that van!) We were at the airport in 20 minutes and I went to the Aeromexico desk to check into my Mazatlan flight to Mexico City. The clerk then advised me that the flight was running FIVE hours late and I would miss my connection. In the next half hour she proceeded to tell me that there wasn’t a way she could get me home in the next two days unless I wanted to fly to Guadalajara and hope I could get on a morning flight! I was fortunate to have the travel expertise of Jul