It's better in person

All checked in, waiting for our flight. Things at YVR couldn't be more different (better) than my online check in experience.

We hit the airline counter when they opened, everything went smooth as silk. Huge line at passport control, still got through in 10 minutes. I think we walked a couple miles to the gate, but I guess somebody has to be furthest.

It's pretty clear that the airlines' internal systems are a hell of a lot more squared away than their external systems.

A Spanish Christmas (nearly)

We're off to Spain until Dec 24th. Herself and I have spoken often about going away for Christmas -- though to be honest, the talk was usually about Whistler or Harrison Hot Springs. Still, Christmas in a different culture seems like a thing I'd like to try at least once.

Airline check in went poorly as it always does for us: We're not actually checked in yet, because apparently online check in is not a solved problem. I did manage to reserve seats, so I suppose it'll probably be fine, but when the support line's tech support doesn't know what went wrong, it doesn't inspire a high degree of confidence.

Remember when "checking in" meant just showing up, and you were assigned seats when you booked the flight months and months in advance? Maybe I'm getting too old for this.

I think once we're wheels down in Madrid, everything's gonna be fine.

Hasta próxima