All done and all through
Trip Start
Jul 07, 2007
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14
Trip End
Jul 29, 2007
Nashville,
Tennessee,
United States
Tuesday, July 31, 2007
We did finally make it home to Nashville. There was one hiccup in the airline travel, but it was minor compared to some- just a delay at the Charlotte airport. It seems that the plane we were waiting for was coming from Washington, DC and there was some bad weather there. We ended up with a delay of about three hours, but given that we were originally supposed to be home around 6PM, it was not a big deal.
We were a little taken aback at the Denver airport, though. Huge. Humongous. Complicated. Very busy. We had debated about how early we needed to arrive at the airport, and how reliable the hotel shuttle was going to be, considering that when we used it the day before to bring us back to the hotel after dropping off the rental cars there seemed to be some interruption in the shuttle schedule which left us on the curb there for over an hour. We determined that 'better safe than sorry' would be the motto for the morning, so we arranged to go to the airport with about 3 hours to spare. GOOD THING!
The line at the counter was huge, though the airline personel were doing a great job, and we moved along as fast as could be expected. After the time consumption there, the line at the security processing point was something like we've never seen. Most of our traveling in the past few years has been between Nashville's BNA and West Palm Beach's PBIA. The DIA in Denver was a different animal. They had the 'ropes' set up in what I call a 'cattle run' and each pass was the whole width of the huge main airport space. It had us switching back and forth about twenty times, and that's not hyperbole.
All things considered, it went well. We had a great once-in-a-lifetime trip that none of us will ever forget, and right here and now I must make sure you all know that this trip was made possible for us to participate in by Elaine's parents. On our own, we could never have afforded to do this kind of thing. We will always be grateful to them for their generosity and willingness to have us along with them on this wonderful journey.
Once again I wish to thank all of you for reading. We hope you have enjoyed keeping up with our travels. We especially wish to thank all of you who sent us private emails in response and sent us good wishes. To you who made public comments on the website, please know that your willingness to post in a public forum was greatly appreciated as well.
Thanks to all,
Blessings to all,
Quinn, Elaine, Samuel, and Jacob
Comments
We love you all.
Well, I don't know anyone who deserved such a vacation more than the 4 of you. We are so glad you had such a wonderful time.
'Lil Sis,
Tracy & the Gang