barcelona – december 12
did we make it ?
the plane landed a couple hours late. but they seemed to hustle us off and in the jammed crowded bus to the terminal like they do.
when we got off the bus they hustled us up to the gate where the plane seemed to be waiting for us. there were about another 7 or so beside us wanting to connect to barcelona here on the island of mallorca.
so we get though the gate and down unto another bus. this bus had no one in it but the few of us gathered there late for the plane. so then the driver gets in up front and off we finally go after waiting an odd bit of time for a plane that’s in a hurry to get us on board.
the bus pulls up to the plane but doesn’t let us off. must be another plane we can only surmise, since the driver is sequestered behind glass up front. and then along the way he jerks to a stop and gabs a bit with a co-worker out on the runway area. then off we go again, and on emore co=worker flags him down to blab. then then he rolls off and parks the van way off to the side where all the other empty buses are parked. its like he is taking us to the area for late passengers due to late arrivals that no one ever hears from again.
he parks the bus and gets out and does not open our doors so we can’t leave. as he strolls by our locked doors, Miguel begins pounding on the glass door, and this took a while for the straled driver to realized he has seriously f@cked up. it must be loud outside with the planes taking off and so he does not hear Miguel pounding on the glass until he finally does and is quite shocked there are people on board the bus at all. actually he is freaked out now.
he jumps back into the drivers seat and roars off. we are all bursting with stunned laughter and snort. he barrels down the runway searching for our plane … as he approaches he begins to frantically laying into his horn … which no one can hear because of the planes taking off and such. he practically runs into the driver of the stairs that have already pulled away from the plane, whose cabin doors have since been shut and locked and of which the tug boat tractor is already in place to shove that plane out of here.
what a farce. its very funny to see him jump out