We finally got off the ground at 11:00 pm on June 5. The plane we were originally supposed to fly in was repaired by 3 French mechanics (who had to fly in from France along with the part for the plane) during the day on Tuesday. We all became very proficient at “hanging around” and doing nothing at the hotel. We also became proficient at “hanging around” and doing nothing at the airport, since we were told to go back to the Air France counter at 4:30 on Tuesday afternoon to start over again with “check-in”. But at least the majority of us were sleepy by the time we did finally board the plane, so we all caught a few little “cat naps” while flying.