Oh no, Betty! What a Nightmare! How scary to have your passport whisked away. We got home with no issues but were concerned about you guys on Qatar. My Emirates flight arrived just a few minutes late at LAX and I saw that a Qatar flight had landed but most of its passengers had dispersed by the time we got through passport control . Not sure if that was the flight the others were on or not and haven't heard from any of them. Good luck and safe travels getting home tomorrow. I am glad to see you say that you nevertheless enjoyed your trip. It was great to meet you after all these years of posts.
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Helen