We were booked on the 10:15 AM to Grenada on Sunwing on Christmas Day, and a large snowstorm was predicted a couple of days before Dec 25. The weather cooperated, so we arrived at the airport the usual 3 hours prior to departure.
For multiple trips now, we’ve been taking only carry-on, but due to Sunwing’s baggage policies and us trying to pack our snorkelling fins, we decided to play it safe and check two large suitcases. For the first time in years, we found ourselves in the lineup to check our bags.
The automatic bag checkers were not operating, and people for earlier flights had left their luggage by them. Photo by Nolan.Without any updated information from Sunwing, we debated our next step. Photo by GPa.In the end, we weren’t willing to just leave our luggage with the pile after seeing how the staff were desultorily looking for and pulling out luggage for flights that were about to depart, so we waited in line to be able to check our bags. We were told by the staff that the baggage belt wasn’t running, and that the plane to Grenada wouldn’t leave without us (there were about a dozen others in the queue also waiting to check their bags for Grenada). We were in the line until just after 11AM (our flight was scheduled to depart at 10:15AM).We kept a close watch on the Departures board and hoped the orange (Delayed) didn’t turn into red (Cancelled). We heard numerous stories of travellers around us whose flights had been delayed over 24 hours. Photo by GPa.Alerts received from Sunwing about the status of our flight. Their communication was dismal – no updates on the Departure board, and the alert came in an hour after our flight was supposed to depart. 😠We finally boarded at 1:45PM, which really wasn’t all that bad considering the length of delays others went through. Really, things would have been less stressful if Sunwing/the airport had just provided timely updates on the status of our flight.
As a result of the delays, we arrived at our airbnb after 8PM. The host had his property manager waiting for us and she took us through our home for the next two weeks.
Kitchen combined with laundry. The dryer actually came in handy for middle-of-the-day downpours that soaked clothes on the line. The back door is a dutch door, but we didn’t use it too often as it let the mosquitoes in.As we were arriving on Christmas Day and stores would be closed for a couple of days, the host offered to arrange for our groceries to be purchased in time for our arrival. I gave a list, emphasizing local produce.We got passion fruit, grapefruit, golden apples, papayas.Coconuts, thyme, seasoning (Grenadian peppers and green onions), Patchoi (Grenadian bok choy), eggplants, and onions.Giant avocados, which turned out to be so buttery but had equivalently giant seeds.Eggs, milk, and roti. The bag at the bottom turned out to be sugar, which I didn’t ask for, but was handy when we made sorrel drink.
We also received a leg. A pork leg to be specific. More on that later …
Out of the kitchen, we had the dining area on one side,and living area on the other. Photo by GPa.This home came with 4 airconditioned bedrooms, each with an ensuite bathroom.
