Fun and Games at RDU

That would be Raleigh-Durham Airport, June 21st.


GOODBYE JFK!!!

That was unbelievable to have made that triathlon across JFK Airport, only to have to wait another 50 minutes to take off.

But, it sure was nice to be in a seat, and finally on our way to North Carolina. We made it. There was a church group of teens from the Goldsboro area returning from mission work in the Philippines on board as well.

The steward was hilarious with his comments. All those mandated safety announcements were much more fun and had folks actually paying attention. The guy could go on the comedy circuit with his spiel, which was much more funnier than the other comedians.


HOME SWEET NC

Despite the 50-minute delay, we arrived at the airport at 11:57 PM, not too long after we were supposed to get there.

You'd never believe it, but we were at the farthest gate possible. I wouldn't have it any other way. It cost $3 to rent a luggage rack. Then, we had a bit of a wait to get the luggage (of course). The guy pushing Mom was really helpful and made sure the off-airport lot bus got there to pick us up.

He dropped us off at Graham's van. When we got to the booth to pay, the person asked for the ticket. What ticket? Vickie didn't give me a ticket. The attendant suggested I look in the visor...and there it was. It cost $66 with coupon, but, we were on our way.


LOST

We ended up on the wrong road leaving the lot and spent awhile driving around Raleigh before finding something that looked familiar and eventually getting on US-70 and on to Goldsboro. We pulled into the driveway at 3:00 AM, EDT, after being in the air, on the ground, and on the road 30 straight hours.

This Was Truly One Long Day. --RoadDog