We made it.  The trip was long, uncomfortable, and arduous but we made it.  And the ride home from the airport was worse.  Hot, dusty, windy, and jammed.  The driver offered a price at the airport, but Ezi knew that the price is usually much cheaper, so he demanded that he turn on the meter.  We wound up paying 40 shekel more than the initial offer because half the time we didn’t move.