![]() Greg tries to recline his chair too but when he asks the flight attendant how he learns that he can't because the row behind him is an emergency exit. Mid-flight, he feels boxed in when the people in front recline and the person behind slides his cold and clammy feet on Greg's armrest. ![]() Greg is very aggravated with the other passengers because most aren't watching the emergency video. Greg becomes paranoid when he watches the emergency video and begins to ask questions about unfortunate events. The couple sits on either side of him with their baby. Greg finds out he has three seats to himself until a family arrives late on board. In economy, Susan, Rodrick, and Manny are seated in the right row. However, Frank collected enough air miles because of his business trips to sit in first class. Greg is first impressed by the plane's first-class seats before he discovers that he has to sit in economy. A replacement crew for the plane arrives and they finally board. He hears that the flight is overbooked, and tries to stop his family from boarding in exchange for a hotel stay and $300 (soon $500), but is stopped by Susan. Greg goes to dry his sock but it ends up flying into a urinal while doing so. As a result, the family panic, grab some luggage and dash to the gate. Manny then gets his toy stuck in an escalator, delaying them more. They go through security and are delayed again by somebody who has to remove all of his piercings. They enter the line for security, but a child unclips a barrier separating the lines, and everybody gets scrambled. In the airport, the family's suitcases are too heavy and the airport people say it'd cost extra to check it but Frank says they weren't giving them an extra nickel, so they stuff some clothes into their carry-on baggage. Greg steps into a slush puddle and they end up missing the shuttle. As they fail to unload in time at the drop-off zone, Frank and Greg have to return later with the luggage. They encounter holiday traffic but arrive at the airport. The family head to the airport on Christmas Eve. Manny and Rodrick, however, are on board. He does not like the idea of travelling by plane and does not want it as his Christmas present. When Susan and Frank see a commercial about Isla de Corales (where they went for their honeymoon), they both immediately decide to skip Christmas and stay there instead, much to Greg's dismay and protest. Greg Heffley notices that his family is getting frustrated with the holidays and they're way behind on everything they have not put up decorations or bought gifts, and the cold is driving his parents crazy. As a result, he mentions the holiday his family just went on, and the story goes back a few weeks. The story begins with Greg saying how he gets bored of hearing about other people's holidays, and that he only enjoys the ones that go wrong. Can their trip be saved, or will this island getaway end in disaster? Plot ![]() Sun poisoning, stomach troubles, and venomous critters all threaten to ruin the family's vacation. A few days in paradise should do wonders for Greg and his frazzled family.īut the Heffleys soon discover that paradise isn't everything it's cracked up to be. With the cold weather and the stress of the approaching holiday season, the Heffleys decide to escape to a tropical island resort for some much-needed rest and relaxation, instead of staying home. He spent his childhood in the Washington, D.C., area and moved to New England, where he and his wife own a bookstore named An Unlikely Story.Greg Heffley and his family are getting out of town. He is a six-time Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Award winner for Favorite Book and has been named one of Time magazine's 100 Most Influential People in the World. Can their trip be saved, or will this island getaway end in disaster?Ībout the Author: Jeff Kinney is a #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series and the Awesome Friendly Kid series. Sunburn, stomach troubles, and venomous critters all threaten to ruin the family's vacation. But the Heffleys soon discover that paradise isn't everything it's cracked up to be. A few days in paradise should do wonders for Greg and his frazzled family. With the cold weather and the stress of the approaching holiday season, the Heffleys decide to escape to a tropical island resort for some much needed rest and relaxation. Greg Heffley and his family are getting out of town. Book 12 in the phenomenal, best-selling Diary of a Wimpy Kid series by Jeff Kinney.
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