Trip #3

Class ended at noon on Friday, June 9th. My flight did not leave til 6 am on Saturday, June 10th. Then I had a layover in Chicago, before flying to St. Louis and then on to Hartford/Springfield.

I am intrigued with the culture of the midwest and had never been to Chicago. I decided that I would drive to Chicago, see a bit of the midwest and board Saturday morning in Chicago. So I rented a car for 20 hours and drove - great scenery - found a reasonable motel near the airport -not too far from the ELCA national offices! Had a good night's sleep and got to the airport in plenty of time to catch my flight.

I had not considered the effect of the anti-terrorism efforts. When I walked up to the desk to check in, I found that because I had missed a leg of the flight, the entire ticket was now invalid. I had to buy a new ticket to get home! The good news out of all of this was a direct flight from Chicago to Hartford Springfield and I got in within about 10 minutes of the original schedule.

Tim met me with my car, and I drove home. By 9 that night, I was home and had reclaimed Sadie from our neighbors who took care of her while I was gone.

Home sweet home!