Everybody needs a day off

And yesterday was ours.

We simply hung around the RV park here. I puttered about the motorhome and cleaned the windows. Ruth did some hand laundry and went for a little walk around the park. We played some yahtzee and backgammon and just relaxed.

We even had an afternoon nap!

So, a bit of a quiet day...but enjoyable nonetheless.

Oh, and we are currently enjoying an unlimited supply of internet so of course we spent some time online. I like to check out all of the travel deals whenever I can, and there are a lot of them just now!

Remember back in 2004, when the airlines were complaining of no profits and they began adding "fuel surcharges" on to their tickets? Well of course now the price of fuel is low and the airlines are racking up big profits. And most of them have yet to get rid of their fuel surcharge despite the lowest fuel prices since 2003.

But that's starting to change. Hong Kong has said that there will be no more fuel surcharging for any flights leaving Hong Kong airport as of February 1st. Other airlines around the world are sure to follow suit.

In the meantime, because of the big profits, many carriers can afford to be as competitive as possible and are having rock bottom sales on select routes, despite the fact that regular route pricing hasn't changed very much. Yesterday, I saw Vancouver to Dublin, Irelend for $565 CAD return. And then this morning, I'm seeing Los Angeles to Ho Chi Min City, Vietnam for $385 USD return. Had we not already had the rest of our winter planned, we would have been buying tickets to Vietnam! And just now, I see San Diego to Chicago for an amazing $80 USD return. (Edit: Yes, all taxes included in these prices.)

Great airfare prices are out there, and that will continue as long as the oil price remains where it is. You just have to be patient and not buy at regular route prices. Eventually, a great deal will come to you if you're patient.

Taken this morning, looking back at San Miguel de Allende.

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