Day 17 - February 13, 2011

We awoke to a partly cloudy day in San Jose.  We headed off to the airport.  The security process was no problem and we were early for our flight.  As we were boarding, I was pulled out of line for a random search of my backpack, which meant everything had to be opened in front of all people in line to board.  So much for a perfectly packed bag.  We saw beautiful views of San Jose from the window of the plane, and then saw the Caribbean coast which the plane followed north.

Miami was a zoo.  Construction caused us to have a long haul between gates.  We had to go to security again and this time, Bill got a pat down, not just the wand.  I won't go into the detail, but it is intrusive and also done in front of everyone, at least in Miami.

We got home to really cold weather and piles of snow - but we missed the blizzard! The walk was so icy I felt like I was ice-skating backwards.

Home Sweet Home. Now to rest up from our vacation and plan the next one!