The Suitcase

Well, Spain's been great. One hitch though. We were under the impression we were coming to warm weather. Not so much! It was freezing when we got here! AND my suit case was lost between London and Madrid. But let me tell you, this was a blessing in disguise. Not the cold, the suit case being lost. You see, from Boston to Madrid we were allowed 2 suitcases, 70lbs each. However, the flight from Madrid to Bilbao allowed only one per person, 44lbs. Figure that one out. We packed lightly, one suitcase each, but they were heavier then 44 lbs. And we were told we were allowed a stroller, but they made us check it upon arrival which meant we really had more than just our 2 checked "bags". So much for conserving space and packing lightly! Not to mention that on that Madrid to Bilbao flight it's 6 Euro for every 2 lbs. over your luggage is (expensive!). 

We were praying about this last flight, seeing as how we're out a lot of money because of this trip and we didn't want to have to fork over more. We figured we'd show them our tickets from Boston and tell them we're international travelers and hope they'd waive the fee. Well, we got to Madrid and I had no luggage, and Vance had no stroller. They never made the connecting flight. So on the last flight I was able to check my carry on and we were UNDER the weight requirements (yay!). We got the stroller delivered to our apartment the next day. 

My suit case was a little tougher, we got it about a week later. I think it went to Africa. But it came just in time for the warm weather. So we're here with all our stuff and we didn't owe any $ on that last flight! The Lord certainly answered our prayers. It just goes to show you it's not always in the way you'd expect!