Oh ***MAN***! I only just read this now! I had no idea your travel home went like this. Why I kept reading? Well, it's you, and you write whatever comes up in your life. And also a bit because I am a similar traveler as you: Murphy has kicked me in the butt more than once during my travels. Surprisingly, this time though, everything actually went according to plan. For the first time in I don't know how long!