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We are all hoping that our experience with American Airlines is the entirety of the low point of this trip. Thans you Sharon in Chicago and Emile in Miami, after much tapping on your secret airline key board you found ways to move us closer to our destination. And thank you to our personal ombudsman Eric Jordan who's travel advice and sick humor can be followed at http://www.cntraveler.com/contributors/eric-jordan

At this moment we are eating at the Miami airport. Pretty good Cuban food. Our first flight yesterday was delayed an hour making us miss our second flight. We were put on a replacement second flight to Miami this morning after a stay at the O'Hare Holliday Inn Suite courtesy of American Airlines. This afternoon we will wait standby for our final flight to Guayaquil. We are numbers 2-5 on the wait list. Last chance will be a flight to Quito tomorrow afternoon where we will have to gather our luggage and fly to Guayaquil. We will keep our fingers crossed. I wish there was enough time to ditch the airport and head to the beach. Either way we will be in Ecuador by tomorrow and the beach by Friday. Do you need a map yet?