Cuernavaca Trip 2008 - Day 1

We need to get up very early in the morning to make the flight to Mexico City. We are traveling via Continental to Houston and then from there to Mexico City. The flight out from Minneapolis leaves at 6:50 AM.

We wake up at 3:30 am. Actually I haven't slept much, maybe an hour or two total. I start the shower. I shaved last night, so I don't have to shave this morning. After my shower, Linda gets up to take a shower, while I go feed the kitties. They are confused somewhat by this early breakfast, but they are always ready to eat.

After I get dressed I go to start the car and leave it running with the heat on high. Back in the apartment, we finish up, zip the suitcases closed, say goodbye to the kitties, and leave the apartment for the car.

Outside is pretty brutal. Another day below zero. This morning it is -9 F. We get in the car and drive off. We have decided to park at the airport and leave the car there. It will be more expensive, but then we don't have to worry about having the car towed if it snows again and the building needs to plow.

We get to the airport at 4:50 and park the car through EZee park (you swipe a credit card when you park, and swipe the same credit card when you leave). 

The terminal is overflowing with people, even this early in the morning. We see a few people sleeping on the floor, clearly they spent the night in the airport. There was a huge snow storm on Saturday and into Sunday in most of the country, and I had read that many flights had been cancelled.

We get in line to check in. The line progresses slowly, and eventually it is our turn. We check in two bags, get our boarding passes and go to wait on another line to go through the x-ray machines. 

Our flight leaves from gate E3. As it happens, terminal E is the same terminal we took to go to Vegas last month, and we stop at the same Starbucks and order pretty much the same things as last time. Two-shot cappuccino for LB and a latte for me. Two poppy-seed muffins, water, and a mango Odwala. Then it is off to the gate to wait for the plane to leave.