The luggage fiasco.

Being concerned about how much we could take on the 18 month journey after we learned we would be flying Delta I went on line to see what the weight limits were. The website said 72 pounds for two bags each. We used our luggage scale and got them all to 70 pounds. Since the luggage was being checked from Salt Lake through to Accra we decided to arrive early, check the luggage and then have lunch with our sons. At the ticket counter we were told that the 70 pound limit was for intra national flights and that overseas flights were limited to 50 pounds. That meant we were 120 pounds or $480 dollars over weight. The folks at the counter did tell us that for some reason we were each allowed three bags. We ran to the little shop across the concourse and bought two gym bags at three times their actual value and reloaded. After 20 minutes of reloading we were “close enough” and all of our stuff was checked through to Accra though not in the same bags as it had been carefully sorted. We then went to “guys lunch” at Tacos Daniel in Rose Park. If you are looking for a good taco (or four tacos) and are in the neighborhood try it.