Back in Virginia

I am back in Virginia with Dad again after a very uncomfortable trip across the country.  My flight from El Paso was delayed one hour because of mechanical problems.  Something was leaking into the cargo hold.  El Paso has a very small airport so Delta does not have any mechanics stationed there.  When the problem arose, a contract mechanic had to be called in.  It took the mechanic 30 minutes to get there. 

 

Needless to say, I missed my connecting flight.  I should have been back at Reagan National airport in VA, at 9:05.  Instead I arrived at about 11:25.  I went to get my luggage and kept praying that it was going to actually be there.  And it was one of the first bags off the plane.  Sighs of relief.  

So I got to the Metro at about 11:45.  The sign said that the next BLUE line train would be there in 12 minutes.  About 27 minutes later, it showed up.  In that time 3 blue and 2 yellow trains had come and gone going in the opposite direction.  

The station at the airport is very well lighted.  However, the wind was blowing ferociously so it was very very cold.  Thank goodness there were a few glass shelters to hide behind out of the direct wind.  There were very few people there at that hour so I didn't have to huddle beside anyone to keep out of the wind.  

I changed trains at Roslyn to reach our local station.  It was crowded with people but I had only a 7 minute wait.  And thank goodness Dad came to pick me up at the Metro.  It is not a long walk from our place to the station but it was really cold.  So instead of getting home at about 10 last night I got back close to 1 in the morning.  

The wind is blowing again today.  Waiting by the van for Dad after church I had to hold my skirt down because it was doing the Marilyn Monroe thing except there was no grate.  

Glad to be home and inside watching the trees swaying in the wind.