Sadly, today is the day to deliver Tom and Amy to Queen Beatrix airport for their long journey home. It is recommended that one arrives 3 hours in advance. We have usually not gone so early, but, then again, we have the special traveler id and can bypass the long immigration line. It is a long process, as one goes through security twice, then deliver checked bags to the conveyor belt, then clear US customs and immigration here, then wait in the departure lounges. There are restaurants at that end too, although we try to eat our last lunch in the waiting area before US C&I so we can eat our final cheese and tomato sandwiches and fruit, etc. So, now that I’m writing at 8 pm, I can say that THANK GOODNESS we dropped them
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