Day 1 We were assigned seats at our checkin, thats a good omen for a great start to an adventure. Air Canada 550 , Airbus 319 service Vancouver to Los Angeles. About 30 open seats on a 120 seat aircraft. Wait a minute , Kate gets a middle seat and I get an aisle, that means a little less than a great start, maybe now a really good start. Tip: Kate and I pack only carryon bags. She holds the highest certifiable level of perfect packing available. Most airlines, certainly Air Canada , will allow you to check your carryon at the boarding gate , no charge. If the flight is stuffed with people they will make a request, but otherwise just ask. Of course the last time we checked bags, we got on the flight
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