Fred and Natalia Brodzinski said their "trip of a lifetime" was ruined after a UPS package holding their passports was lost. It still has not been found.“Natalia found a cruise that went from South Africa to Ghana and stopped at countries we had not visited,” said Fred Brodzinski, 75. “We decided as we were in that part of Africa, we should visit the neighboring countries. We selected Liberia, Sierra Leone, Senegal and Cape Verde.
So to Hamilton they went on April 30, and the manager there said there was no scan of the package by the driver, so he believed it was still at the store.By now, it was too late to get the visas, but they still needed their passports if they were going to salvage any of the trip. With the help of their congressperson, they were able to get emergency passports in Philadelphia the next day.
“We suffered great distress, anxiety, worry and mental suffering,” Brodzinski said. “To not have a passport two days before a major lifetime trip that was a huge investment for two retired senior citizens was a nightmare.”By the time they returned from their travels, their lost package still hadn’t been found.