Technology

The more I learn about technology the more I realize I do not understand technology.  We just got home  from Ecuador. We did not take our computer, just Mark's tablet and my I-phone.  We realized that we could not use them as a phone over there, but could use them as clocks and cameras and  other things if I could figure it all out.

So, when we first got Ecuador  we met the Tillmans' knew puppy, Dixie and I sent Carrie a picture from my phone on e-mail or text or something like that.  Then I got brave and sent some pictures of volcanoes and cities and mountains and such on facebook or blog I think.  I was thrill when Carrie responded because that meant it went somewhere. Then I tried to do a blog on my phone about the first week in Ecuador.  I was not sure if it went anywhere or not.  It seems that the we got internet in some places and not other places.  We needed it for some things but not other.  I could read e-mails and messages but not facebook.

When we were trying to leave Ecuador, it got serious.  Jim and Tevie dropped us off at the airport with plenty of time to board the plane from Caunca to Quito.  Mark received a message on his tablet from the airline telling us our flight out of Quito was delayed to 1:00 a.m.  We were dreading a night in the airport when it changed to 4:00 a.m. Everyone in line is talking,  rumors are flying, (as opposed to planes flying). By the time we get to the front of the line, they have change the flight to 3:00 p.m.  the next day. Delta  set us up at the Hilton hotel with food vouchers and a free shuttle back and forth  to the airport.  Mark used his table,hooked to the hotel internet  to try to let the kids and his sister know we were delayed. Then he used  my phone to try to e-mail, but could not tell if anything was going through.

The next day, when we finally make it through another 2 hour long line, we realize our ticket says leaving at 11:00 p.m.  We can not go back and check it out because we are stopped by security who found the cute little rollings pins that we bought and thought they were weapons.  The time is ticking by and  we are stuck .  Finally they come and take us to the front of the line and hand check all of our bags and have us throw out stuff  like toothpaste and bottle water and medicine. We put all the rolling pins in one bag and have to check that bag instead of carry-on.  We board the plane with tickets that say 11:00 p.m. at 3:00 p.m. , hoping that  they do not kick us off the plane.

Mean while, back home the kids are calling each other trying to find the parents.  Being the high tech kids they are, they start to track our flight on line.  As we are flying into North America, my phone gets a message saying welcome to North America from Carrie.  We are amazed and the stewardess tells us that we are not suppose to have the phone on. The kids finally get our messages today after we are home.

Anyway, we are back home and I still not not understand technology.