Traveling Travesties Part 2

I never thought it would take me this long to recap our summer trip. Ever hear the saying “Life is what happens while you are making other plans.” There are so many things going on in addition to daily routines. Another saying is “Expect the unexpected.” Well, enough clichés. I shared previously about our awesome time with Joel and family in Missouri. "All good things must come to an end." (Oops, another cliche.) Back to the airport. What an unusual day for the Potters with Joel traveling on one airline, Jon traveling on another one, and us a third one, all converging on NY. For the second time in a month, we found out that Saturday is a bad time to travel to or from JFK. Why isn't that information published somewhere? Our trip looked to be more challenging than Joel’s as we were changing planes twice –first in Chicago and second in Washington, D.C. The first and second flight were on schedule.Then, we got to Reagan International Airport. It is a really neat airport with lots of interesting architecture and art work, as you can see in the picture. We were on a low budget Delta flight where you had to walk out on the tarmac to board the plane. I thought that only happened in places like Guyana. Well, we boarded that plane, then sat and sat, while they waited for their turn “in line” for an open runway. Finally, they announced that JFK was experiencing its usual Saturday night “air jam.” The sky over NY was too busy, and we would be delayed. These flights do not offer food, but they did give us some water and little snacks. Finally, about 2 hours later we took off for JFK. This is only a 45 minute flight. The airline, Delta, is so low budget that you have to get out on the tarmac and walk a good distance in the heat to what looked like the back alley of JFK. It wasn’t very nice to see. Anyhow, our dear Bekah was right at the baggage claim area waiting patiently. After a long wait, some luggage appeared, but half of ours was missing. “Welcome to Saturday night life at JFK!” Thankfully, I had put my dress for the wedding in my carry on. I just had this bad feeling, you know. Bekah also gave us mixed news - Jon arrived safe and sound in Long Island – smart guy didn’t have to go JFK. However, Joel had multiple delays and was not due for 2 more hours. So, we submitted our claim for missing baggage, got some supper and waited for Joel. Finally, he arrived, and, joy of joys, all his luggage made it, too. What a relief to be done traveling for two weeks. Now, on to the pre-wedding preparations!! (Hope that luggage shows up soon – most of my clothes were in it.)