Early. We left the hotel at 6:00 am to catch our flight to Colorado Springs via Chicago. There was a problem with the machine that prints the routing tags for the luggage so that delayed us and we had to run to get to security, then remove the shoes, all metal, etc., and then run to the plane. Fortunately, Greenville is a small airport. We were almost the last ones on, but it was easy to find our seats.
Breakfast was a drink and pretzels. Don’t airlines serve peanuts anymore? We had a couple of hours to wait in Chicago and got photos of the kids sitting on the floor. The original plane had “maintenance problems” so there was a delay. A bit later we were told that a toilet facility had flooded and cleanup was not going smoothly, so they assigned us to another airplane. We were in terminal A. The new plane was in terminal C and all passengers had to get on the shuttle then walk down to the end of
said terminal. It’s never at the entrance; always down at the other end. Once on the plane it was a smooth ride to Colorado Springs and we arrived about 11:30 a.m. The COS airport is small (yes!) and easy to navigate; no big crowds of people like Chicago or Dulles or SFO or Kansai. Barb and Gerry were waiting for us near baggage claim. So good to see them. Hugs all around. We had luggage and more luggage maybe 15 pieces of checked, plus carry ons.
The airport was under construction of some sort so we walked to the parked cars. Well, Barb and Gerry have two sedans. There were eight of us and two of them. The trunks were packed with suitcases and people had to hold them on their laps, a couple were put in the windows. But we managed to get it all in in one trip. Barb’s car is a little older and by the time we got to their house, the tires seemed a bit low. I am sure it was relieved to have all the weight removed.
Barb and Gerry moved to Colorado Springs maybe three years ago and purchased a new home for about the price of a previously-owned one. It is big and pretty. Their back yard has a view of Pike’s Peak that had snow on it. Beautiful.
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