Hurry up ..... and wait!!!

Tuesday afternoon, May 22 -- Atlanta

Modern air travel is a wonderful thing. If you know me well, you know that I travel quite a bit for business and Jan and I love to travel for pleasure. And, I really like airplanes -- most of the time -- commuter planes, not so much.

But, you need to be a patient person. Right now, I'm killing time -- 4 hours be be exact -- in the Atlanta airport so I'm sitting by the window busily watching the airplanes. I can see Atlanta's new international terminal from here, but I'm saving that exploration for our return next Saturday when we have a six hour layover here. Fortunately I can enjoy Delta's good hospitality (and free drinks) this afternoon. I guess it pays to spend so much time in airports :-)

So. I'll just sit here and listen to my Spanish lessons, charge my cell phone, and enjoy some snacks. If there only was a place to take a nap.......

Wednesday morning, May 23 -- Madrid

Well, it's now just over 24 hours later on my watch. but only 18 hours later on my body clock--can you say jet lag? The waiting in the last day produced some pretty interesting results. As I was writing yesterday, Cynthia Slagter and I waited most of the afternoon at the Delta Sky Club. We walked over to the gate as boarding began and got in line. Just as I was getting ready to board the gate agent called my name and asked me to come to the podium. He asked me if I was traveling with a group -- Yes, and would I like to be upgraded to First Class -- YES!! And Cynthia got updgraded, too. I guess that Gold Status on Delta pays off once in a while. So after all that waiting and fussing to get on the plane, it was nothing short of awesome. I have pictures of the food, of course, but they are on my cell phone so I need to figure that out later. I had a great meal, about 4.5 hours of sleep, and even a place to plug in my phone to recharge it. Worth the wait, absolutely, and a good reminder that patience is a good thing.


Hasta manana!!