We have returned from our inspection of the continent at large, and are happy to report that Alaska is very pretty, very breezy, very steep, and very, very many hours away.
If you happened to be watching the local news in Lincoln, Nebraska, yesterday, you may have noticed that a Boeing 767, en route from Seattle to Atlanta, was suddenly diverted there for an emergency landing when one of its engines gave out, which is apparently big news for the small town airport of Lincoln, whose terminal snack bar is woefully unprepared to sustain 250+ people for the 12 hours it takes for the airline to come up with a plan to rescue them. We were part of this exciting caper, and so had a good chance to lose all the vacation weight in one fell swoop by pretty much eating nothing all day Sunday. Our flight got in at last at 5 this morning, and we staggered off to bed with the sunrise, having but two goals for the day: sleep and laundry. We'll post pictures whenever we unpack the camera.
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4 comments:
Wow! I'm glad that everything turned out okay with the flight. That's scary. And, also glad you had a good trip. Alaska is on our short list of "must see" places in the next few years (hopefully). So, I'll look forward to pics when you post them. :)
Whoa! That must have been quite the day and tops all of our travel horror stories. Glad you all survived.
What took you to AK? Vacation?
My sympathies.... We were once on an airplane for 24 hours due to mechanical difficulties. We landed in a foreign country and therefore they couldn't let us disembark the plane because of all the red tape. I was 7; my brother was 17 months. I have no idea what we ate. Until I was a mother I thought it was just a grand adventure. Now I wilt at the thought of what my parents went through. I hope you have a very calm week! -rlr
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