Our first adventure -- getting to the dock

This week seemed to be summed up by "where the hell is Bill?". We had access to the dock to watch the swim, but we lost Bill by the transition area. Naira and I spent a lot of time looking for him and trying to find Chuck to wish him well. Finally we heard that Chuck had a stem issue on his tire and was having it fixed, so we figured we may not catch him before the start. Once we gave up on Bill, Naira and I tried to find out path to the dock, but security kept telling us we couldn't access each entrance. Finally Naira spotted Eric from Ironman and we followed him back through an entrance I am sure we were not supposed to use. We walked by the bike bags, the changing tents (stopped for a little bathroom break ourselves), the medical tent and finally found a spot around at the edge. Naira kept looking for Bill and returning. Just before the start my phone starts ringing -- Naira can't get back into the area!! I passed my phone to Cindy who was in charge of the VIP access and she told Naira she'd get her on her way out after the start. Once Cindy got to Naira, the security still wouldn't relent. As race director, Diana Bertcsh walked by, she was enlisted to help and literally grabbed Naira's wrist and pulled her into the area -- what an adventure, huh? Well, it gets better -- as we walk back on the dock, lo and behold, there's Bill who's been there all along! Great!