Going home
Trip Start
Jun 15, 2008
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Trip End
Jun 29, 2008
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Monday, June 30, 2008
When we woke up on Sunday, we enjoyed our last delicious breakfast upstairs and thanked the wonderful wait staff who had served us all week. Ryan dilly-dallied more than usual, and when asked, he said, "I'm eating slow because I don't want to go home." We were glad to hear he had enjoyed the vacation.
We had planned to take MetroBus to Dulles Airport, 45 minutes away. It was only $3.10 per person, so it was a great deal over other transportation options. Not sure how reliable it was, we chose to go very early, hoping to be able to walk to the Udvar-Hazy Air and Space museum if we had extra time. The bus was on time, and we were pleased to find out that though it is too far to walk to the museum, there is a shuttle bus for only 50 cents
Mural in Dulles
. Unfortunately, on Sundays it does not leave until 11am, which was too close to our flight. We inquired about a cab but it would be over $15, which seemed a little ridiculous. So the boys found another way to entertain themselves.... They collected baggage carts, which provide 25 cents each when returned to the machine. Over an hour and a half they got $8 and had such fun! It made the waiting go very quickly. The boys also enjoyed the tall tank-like bus vehicles that transported us from the main terminal to gate terminal.
The flights were smooth, though Ratko had to sit next to a sick man, which gave him a cold 2 days later, but we were home so we didn't really matter. Also, 3 of our 4 bags didn't make our connecting flight in Denver, so we didn't get them until the next day. In retrospect, these were very minor issues and we were glad to have them happen after our trip, rather than during.
We're very glad to have a month off to rest up and recuperate before school starts. Our trip was incredibly fun, but also quite exhausting! When asked a few days later, the boys (and Ratko) all still say that Canada was the best part. They still can't stop talking about Aunt Donna's cooking!
