...and what he said, as we sat on the runway in Punta Cana, was that we didn't have enough fuel to get to Newark, our destination. Whaaa???!! Wouldn't you think United Airlines would plan better? He had to go to another destination in the Caribbean, to refuel, thereby jeopardizing the connections of man passengers, including us.

But we eventually got home, with memories of a lovely vacation (view from the hotel room):

....and now my German family has returned to Germany and my granddaughter...