Medical Care in Manta
On my flight from Quito to Atlanta, I found myself in Comfort plus, courtesy of my husband and his tireless fanagling of airline points, miles, status, etc. I never am one to spring for more expensive seat, but Brian is 6'3, and does not easily fit into the "knee gobbling" general seats in Coach. For much of the time, I was not terribly sympathetic, because I'm generally cool being uncomfortable of a few hours to save money, but one one overnight first class flight he had so kindly set up for me, I found out what it was like to fly for hours in a seat designed for someone of a very different height. I did not have the correct knee to hip length to be able to comfortably seat, and spent the flight having to hold me legs out in front of me. It was torture. So now I get it. My traveling companion ended up being a tall plastic surgeon from Connecticut, who, while fit, was too big for the coach seats on an overnight flight, and was separated from his team,...