Visas

We finally land at 7:45 a.m. and the plane parks on the tarmac some distance away from the main building. We are ferried by buses to the main concourse. It is blazing hot outside and we quickly discard our jackets. As soon as we reach the airport building, we head for immigration expecting huge lines. Fortunately it is empty. There are forms to fill and documents to provide. Femme has a passport size photo ready. I stand in a separate line and we clear immigration quickly. At baggage claim, our luggage hasn't arrived yet forcing us to wait. I chat with a woman who recounts how the airline messed up her reservation and wouldn't let her get on the flight. I tell her how we found out about the time changes at the last minute. I wander off to find out how to get to the domestic terminal and the left luggage counter. We finally get our luggage and pass through customs and head for the left luggage counter.

At left luggage, our bags are inspected and we are asked to take out certain items that are prohibited. We repack trying to find space for the rejected items.

It is 9:15 a.m. and we still have enough time to make our connection. The domestic terminal is teeming with folks. We check in and pass through security. We'll make it to our connection with time to spare.