The Saga Isn’t Quite Over Yet…
Hello all!
We are all back in America! And I assume that everyone else has made it back successfully, because I have faith in Mrs. Crowley’s driving. However, I have a slightly different schedule for myself…that just got a lot more iffy.
Because I was supposed to start work on the 24th, I planned on flying directly back into Hamilton. However, it was not to be. Our flight was delayed getting out of Heathrow by about two hours or so, which meant that we did not get into Chicago until around 4. This was fine for the remainder of the group, but I had a flight that theoretically left around 4 to go to Detroit, and then another connecting flight to get to Syracuse. Thus, I rescheduled.
Little did I know that the flight I rescheduled for would be delayed about 2-3 hours and I would miss my flight to Syracuse. Which also happened to be the last flight to Syracuse of the night. This explains why I am writing this entry on the complimentary computers in the lobby of the Best Western outside the Detroit airport. To be fair, the room I’m in is VERY nice - huge bed and all. But I’d still rather be home. At least everything should be worked out for tomorrow.
Other than that, however, the last few days in Europe were a blast. Just to summarize, we went to Hampton Court, and we also went to Parliament/Westminster Abbey (half went to one, half to another. You figure out which is which). Finally, we arrived in Manchester after a fairly brilliant bluff on Amanda’s part (hurrah for noticing the District Line is delayed). We stayed in Manchester in a fairly nice hostel pretty close to the train station, ate dinner at a partner hostel with a very nice kitchen setup, and spent part of the night watching a jazz trio attempt to do a show (they were very good…individually).
It’s now about 5 or 6 in the morning England time (I’m not quite sure), and since I’ve been up since 7 or so, I’m going to go to bed now. Hopefully, tomorrow gets me home safe and sound.
–The Bov
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