On the Road Again – Travel and the Unknown: Be Patient When You Travel

On our recent trip to the Great Lakes, we flew from San Diego to Toronto’s Pearson Airport. The plane arrived at the gate in Toronto about 19:45 (7:45 PM). As soon as the flight crew was ready to open the door, they announced that only passengers with connecting flights could get off the plane at that time. About half an hour later, the rest of us were allowed to leave the plane.

It was a long walk to immigration. Then we got in line for stage one of the immigration check. The first stop was for a computerized check to see if we were the same people who had boarded the plane. That line took about an hour.