Our Trip Home

Hello, Yesterday we came home after about two and a half weeks away. We got up in good time and convinced Miriam to take us to the airport earlier than she felt was necessary. She knows there are travelers who stress. We did have to wait at the gate a while, but not long. Once boarded, the plane did not move right away and then went to the de ice place. After that was complete, we sat for quite some time. The scheduled leaving time was 8:55 we actually took off some time after 8:39. The flight attendant said we would arrive almost on time. It was just five minutes late. How that could be I cannot say. Did we fly especially fast? I was grateful because we only had an hour layover. Getting on the next flight was quite simple. We even had time to eat a bit. Landing at Cedar Rapids was especially smooth. I complimented the pilot about that. “Thank you, there is no extra charge,” he grinned. The flight attendant told me, “It was his first flight.” She laughed as my eyes grew large. I wished them a nice day. We were not sure of the bus schedule, but it seemed that we would be able to collect our bag and get to the stop with ease. I did check the app while Leroy waited to collect the bag. We waited quite a long time for the bag. Luckily the bus seemed to be running behind the schedule so we could get on. We switch buses at the downtown station. Our bus was not there. They announced the buses will leave in two minutes and number three will come momentarily. All the buses did leave before our bus finally came. After that we got home without incident. The predicted rain had not come so it was a nice two block walk to the house. Leroy thinks our suitcase was heavy to get up the stairs. Paula