SWM ISO Travel Partner

I spent way to much of the day on hold with American Airlines, trying to get my money and frequent flyer miles back from a trip that I planned oh so long ago. Turns out, you can't get there from here. The best I could do was to get Lynn's name removed from one of the tickets and the chance to reschedule the flights to another day. I need to use them within the next 330 days - or I lose them. So, I still have 2 tickets to paradise - first class. Hmrph. I was able to cancel the hotels and get back my deposits.

I have exactly 11 months to find a travel partner who wants to go to Tortola.

While on hold, I composed this craigslist ad (well, I probably won't post it, but it was fun to think about it):

• Angry, embittered man seeks like minded woman for week in the British Virgin Islands. Days to be spent with sun, surf and sand. Nights will involve fine dining and alcohol abuse. You must have passport, bikini, and adventurous disposition. Must not have aversion to rum or sunscreen. My planned travel companion has made alternate sleeping arrangements. Send picture (not necessarily of yourself, just send a picture - you will be graded on originality, content, and creativity) and dates available for travel.

I did manage to use up the last of my Alaska Airlines miles and got a flight up to Seattle this weekend. Looks like it will be cloudy and cool up there. I'm looking forward to it.