Abel Selaocoe

Up at 3:30 a.m. for a trip to the airport and an on-time flight to Mexico City. Then we got to cool our heels for a couple hours waiting for another AeroMexico flight to Dallas-Ft. Worth. There we breezed through immigration with our Global Entry, and Customs didn't even have anyone at the desk. And they wonder how drugs cross the border?

Through security once again -- Pre-Check does absolutely nothing for you when connecting after immigration and customs -- and then onto the Delta flight to MSP. According to the display on my seat back, we had a 90+ mph tailwind the whole way! That's why we landed almost 40 minutes early.

From the airport, it's a 20-minute straight shot into downtown St. Paul on the 54 bus, which we Senior Citizens ride for a buck apiece. It let us off at Rice Park, just across the street from the Ordway Theater, where we had tickets for tonight's performance by the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra and African cellist and vocalist, Abel Selaocoe.

The coatcheck girls were a little perplexed, as they haven't had a lot of people checking suitcases. But they rose to the occasion. Since we were early, we treated ourselves to glasses of wine and settled in to watch the lobby fill up. Selaocoe is a sellout whenever he's in town, so it was a crowd.

The concert was well worthwhile, and we had little trouble getting an Uber to take us home. It was a long and exhausting day, and we crashed into bed. But a good night's sleep and a restful Sunday got us back to normal. Too bad the temperatures are below zero here in Minnesota after mid-90s in Yucatan!