Don't click here unless you want to hear the next episode in the Chiri exile saga.
Because I had such a helpful response to my recent thread 'Chiri contemplating exile' and the one in the Airline forum, I decided to share this with you here first.
This morning I received an e-mail from my husband who thinks it would be OK for us to re-join him in santo Domingo now that the power problems have eased. I just got off the phone with my travel agent here and I have changed my booking (originally made for Sept 21) to Friday 3 September. This means - barring any unexpected developments - that I will be back home in just over a week's time. It gives me enough time to get the Marmite in and make other essential preparations.
Chirimoyito will not make it for the first day of school on Wednesday, which is disappointing. He will start the following Monday - just about the next best thing.
In the end I decided to opt for the one-way ticket with Air Europa because there was no cheaper option. I am bracing myself for that early morning start - we have to leave for the airport at 4:30 am.
I'll be seeing some of you soon in Santo Domingo and elsewhere.
Thanks again for all the support and advice. It has helped me get through a tricky few weeks.
Chiri
Because I had such a helpful response to my recent thread 'Chiri contemplating exile' and the one in the Airline forum, I decided to share this with you here first.
This morning I received an e-mail from my husband who thinks it would be OK for us to re-join him in santo Domingo now that the power problems have eased. I just got off the phone with my travel agent here and I have changed my booking (originally made for Sept 21) to Friday 3 September. This means - barring any unexpected developments - that I will be back home in just over a week's time. It gives me enough time to get the Marmite in and make other essential preparations.
Chirimoyito will not make it for the first day of school on Wednesday, which is disappointing. He will start the following Monday - just about the next best thing.
In the end I decided to opt for the one-way ticket with Air Europa because there was no cheaper option. I am bracing myself for that early morning start - we have to leave for the airport at 4:30 am.
I'll be seeing some of you soon in Santo Domingo and elsewhere.
Thanks again for all the support and advice. It has helped me get through a tricky few weeks.
Chiri