Just another manic Monday

We finally made it to the hotel at 10pm. Our flight leaving Hartford was over an hour late. I over heard something about the plane having an oil leak. On our way to Detroit, we had no idea if we'd make our connecting flight. We were supposed to have an hour layover, and we were already running over an hour behind. There went my plans of grabbing dinner.

Luckily, when we landed, we were told that they were holding the other plane for us. yay! Gate C26. We were currently at Gate A9. Boooo! Luckily, there was a tram. yay! It only went the length of the A Gates. Boooo!

It had been a while since I was last at the Detroit airport. I didn't remember it being this big! To get to the C gates we had to go down a series of escalators and across more moving walkways than I've ever been on. I immediately decided that on travel days, I needed to lighten up my carry ons and wear more comfortable shoes, in case this happens again, which Im sure it will.

Nearly out of breath and sweating, we all made it to the plane. Now I know why they held it. The 17 of us were more than half of the passengers - it was a tiny prop plane! (17 you say? I thought there were over 70 people on the tour. Yes there are, Im glad you've been paying attention. On travel days, it's typical for them to schedule the flights into 2 or 3 groups.)

The entire flight was only about 30min long, if that. All of our luggage made it, we all made it through customs without incident, and our bus to take us to the hotel was right out side.

I think I was spoiled the first few weeks on tour. Travel days went by quickly. We'd have an early flight, rarely any connections, and be in the next location before 2pm, leaving a half day for exploring. As of late, the travel days have been 10-12 hrs long, and in airports with no free wifi. By the time I get into my hotel room, all I want to do is order some food and go to sleep. Which is exactly what I did last night!