Well, we took off from Bogota after about an hour. The guy on the plane should be OK; he wasn’t doing great, but looks like they got him off in time. And I’m OK with being delayed for that kind of thing… I know I’d want it done if it were me!
I managed to make my Varig flight, only because it was delayed 2 hours itself. My 4-hour layover turned into a 1 hour layover and an extra 4 hours on the plane (we were 1.5 hours south of Bogota, so an extra 3 hours flight time + 1 hour on the ground). The flight was fine, and we arrived in Salvador without incident. I found myself an ATM and got cash, and found a taxi stand that shipped me out, so all is well.
The Pestana is right on the beach, and provides lovely views from every room. It also has a small balcony and a wide door to let in a lot of light and see the ocean. I’ll see about uploading some pics when I get an opportunity.
Welp, off to dinner!