>We would have loved to stay in San Diego and just wait it out until we could fly home, if it had just been Gary and I down there. But we had also brought down 2 other employees and since Gary was the boss, he felt responsible for them. They both had wives and kids, and with no idea of how long the airport would be shut down, Gary decided we should rent a car and drive home. Only took 2 days, not too bad. But, we will *never* get in a Monte Carlo again! The guys called the car the "Iron Maiden" ... it was not a comfortable car to ride in (more so for them, I didn't have too much trouble, but then I'm not very big <g>).

Me and Nick rented a car and drove to Seattle. That took 2.5 days. Then, we bought a bus ticket to cross the border. One guy had a criminal status on the bus so we waited a very long time there. Then, in Vancouver, Evan was able to received us a few hours so we could sleep a little bit. Then, Nick took a few days for vacation and I bought a train ticket to Montreal the next day. That was another 4 days. In overall, ground transportation to Montreal took about 6.5 days. Yep, this is when I discovered that highway 5 is very long and that travelling across Canada made me realize how big our country is.