Let’s do this…..
Finding a $1,000 better flight out of the international hub in Miami to my once-in-a-lifetime voyage to the elusive 7th continent, I opted to catch the latest train from Orlando on a chilly February evening (leap year actually!). And as my long flight overseas leaves at an uncomfortable 7:30am the next day, the earliest train wouldn’t get me to my boarding gate in time for departure.
Pro: cheapest fair arriving at 12:45am
Con: no cheap airport sleeping pods in the Miami airport with only a 5 hour layover
Nonetheless, I get dropped off at the new Terminal C after a busy day at work with literally only 10 mins to spare before boarding. With only my 2 carryons, I settle in for a 3 hour journey (facing forward of course, no need to chance motion sickness already, as I’m sure the Drake Passage will kick my ass soon enough).
It’s an uneventful trip, as I catch up on emails, snack, last phone calls, changing my out of office notices & reading up once again on arrival details. And in typical form, I had no idea the final train stop wasn’t actually at the airport so I quickly pivoted to get an Uber driver. GDC!
And then I fully intended to scope out a clean and quiet(er) corner in the behemoth of MIA to call mine, and plop down. But the uncertainty of flight delays had other plans for me. My plane was updated to include a 3 hour delay, so in theory, I could have taken the first train of the day but now had to wrestle with braving no sleep or finding a cheap hotel near the airport. I chose the later, thankfully, as another 1 hour delay was tacked on too so I grabbed about 6 hours of sleep & a full La Quinta breakfast.
Vamanos ✈️ 🇦🇶
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