Good morning!
As I look out the window of our hotel room here in Chicago, I am reminded of Wellington. It’s grey out there. The weather is hot and grey – and I think I just heard some thunder. Yep, that was definitely thunder.
So far the trip has been enjoyable; well, as enjoyable as long haul flights generally are.
The flight to Auckland was running a little behind schedule, as Air NZ tried to catch up all the delayed flights because of the snow. But we arrived in plenty of time to get on the only half full 777 to LA.
The hostess woke us up by saying “good morning everyone, I hope you had time to get some quality sleep.”
Bah!
We got to LA in plenty of time and after taking a ride to terminal 7, we had to figure out the self check-in system. Note to anybody else in future: If you have bags that are already checked in you have to say ‘NO’ when asked if you have any bags.
Intuitive.
Anyway, after waiting 4 hours in the terminal listening to classical music and trying to get some ‘quality sleep’ we got on our full flight to Chicago.
When we arrived at midnight, typically our bags weren’t there – I was expecting this.
Nobody I know who has been through Chicago has been able to pick up their bags at the other end.
It turned out they were on the next flight, so after waiting an hour for bags and another hour for the shuttle, we were off to the hotel and into bed.
Today – despite the fact we feel like sleeping through it – we have a little time to explore Chicago before meeting up with Laurence and Sallyanne and driving off to Whitehall.
July 31st, 2011 at 11:45 am
May the trip continue to be wonderful. We wish you a very happy birthday on the 31st – enjoy your day, and the gift that awaits you. Love mum & Dad