Well, we had quite a travel day today. Had a plumbing problem at home, left something at home, had a totally full flight (they were offering $2000/person to take a morning flight tomorrow), then got a bit lost getting to our hotel. But now we're settled into our Fairfield Inn and we don't need to leave until late morning since we cannot check into our AirBnB until 3:00 pm, and it's only a 1 hour drive so we'll have time for some sightseeing.
We had an early lunch, but as I ran the garbage disposal after putting a small amount of lettuce down it, the sink backed up and would not drain! I quickly tried to plunge it (no luck), then took off the trap so I could clear the drain. That spilled a lot of water, overflowing the bucket, and in the end, I had to give up since it was now 12:15. So we headed to the airport to catch our 2:25 flight.
But when parking our car, Mary realized that she did not have her carry-on, that had meds, curling iron, book, laptop -- ESSENTIALS!! So we left the DTW parking lot, and headed home. After collecting the bag, we set out again and finally got to the Delta terminal at 1:45. To avoid baggage check-in lines, we used curbside and headed to security and our gate. Had no line at TSA pre-check (no one else in line!) and we got to our gate as boarding was starting. Mary commented that this was the first time she got to an airport gate and did not sit down.
Overall our flight was uneventful except that when Mary sat in her seat she felt something wet... someone had spilled a water bottle leaving a puddle in the seat. Got that taken care of and were happy to see that there were in-flight movies; I watched The King's Speech and Mary watched a long-time favorite of hers, When Harry Met Sally. Once we landed, we got our rental car and headed out. I had some notes about the route to the hotel, but evidently missed a turn. So we stopped for supper, checked google maps, and got here.
So, after a rather eventful day, we made it! It was 70 and sunny when we landed, and now we are relaxing on day 1 of our vacation.
3 comments:
Holy moly! You had quite an adventure trying to get out of Dodge!! Glad you didn't get held up by a TSA line and made your flight. Hope the rest of your trip is smooth sailing and you and Mary have a great time. Looking forward to reading about your further adventures!
Wow, I was nervous wondering if you would make your flight. I think I may have been tempted by the substantial $$ offering!
Have a great time and will watch for more fun blog stories!
Kathy
Gee Bill , what a day you both had before getting to the airport . so glad you both made it there in time . I'm with Kathy , those dollars sound rather good . Say hi to Mary and hoping you both are warm . Have a great time . Pat
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