Flight to Oaxaca
March 09, 2026
We slept fairly well and did not get any messages early in the morning about our flight being canceled. We ate another Best Western breakfast and saw on the news that TSA lines in various airports around the country were extremely long so we packed up quickly and got to the airport almost three hours ahead of our scheduled flight. Fortunately ABQ is a very sleepy airport and the line was longer than usual - we had to wait for five or six minutes to get through TSA.
Unfortunately there was some kind of issue with the airplane - United said there was a cleaning issue, and it arrived late. We departed a bit over half an hour late which made for a slightly stressful layover in Houston, but we made it.
We arrived in Oaxaca a bit before the sun went down. The hills had nice lighting as we approached for landing.
We got through immigration and customs without any issues and took a collectivo (taxi van that makes multiple stops) to the bed and breakfast associated with the language school and got settled in, then we walked around. Julie knew of a reliable street food vendor but wasn’t sure exactly which street they were on. Eventually we found it and got some quesadillas for dinner.
We stopped at a small grocery on the way back to the room. The room features a fridge, microwave, and electric kettle so we can make tea and coffee and keep some drinks cold.