Oops!

In my eagerness to holiday I forgot to sort out a visa...til I got to the check in counter and was reminded that I needed something called an esta. An Esther, asked I? Hmm.. It could take up to 24 hours...and I was less than 2 hours away from boarding. Yah Leis. How many times have I flown to the U.S.? Anyway, thank goodness I had my phone (I panicked and couldn't remember how to hotspot my iPad) so applied via that small screen and I was automatically accepted. Argghhh... Not something you want to be dealing with at 4 in the morning... I'll breathe again when I get through immigration at the other end... Sigh!