Well, today is a good day to be getting on a plane and flying to the Italian Riviera. We stayed overnight at Carrie's and Derran's in Steveston and caught a cab to the airport this morning. I am always so appreciative of the beauty in our YVR airport. It is so clean and welcoming and reflects the history of our First Nation's culture in such a beautiful way. We made our way to the Air France counter to confirm we could head straight to customs. We have packed for 25 days with just a carry on and personal bag each and we are patting ourselves on the back (for now). Hoping that our packs make the grade for carry on size :).
If you travel a fair amount and are in doubt about getting a Nexus card, we're here to tell you to run to the nearest Nexus office and file your papers. We went past hundreds of people shuffling along to get into customs and then passed the crowd in between the ropes and went straight to the front of the line. We estimate it saved used 1 1/2 to 2 hours of shuffling and are so glad we had them with us!! We are always happy to sit at the airport much longer than necessary to save ourselves the stress of cutting it close. So here we are, books in hand, $5.00 bottles of water and our packs, waiting to be called for boarding. Next stop, Paris and then on to Florence.
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