We’re in the air over central South Dakota now on our Midway-Seattle leg of our flight, with two hours of flying to go. The Southwest WiFi that I thought was so great before has turned out to be pretty sucky today.
The trip’s been smooth so far. We had plenty of time to board our flight in Raleigh and found combined seating on both legs of our flight. In Raleigh we had a really nice chat with a friendly TSA officer at the gate who’s a Chicago native. He gave us a tip on the only Chicago-style pizza he will eat in Raleigh: the Gino’s East brand that only that Harris Teeter sells. We’ll have to check it out.
Once we touch down in Seattle we’ll round up our checked luggage, pick up our rental car, and head north two hours to Anacortes, WA. There, we’ll meet the ferry (hopefully the early one) and ride it out to Orcas Island. If all goes well we’ll be in our condo by 10 PM Pacific time.
The kids have been great travelers so far. It was amusing to look up earlier and see every one of us listening to his or her own music players! The kids have kept busy with trivia card games, drawing, writing, and staring out at the landscape passing below.
We’ve got an amazing week ahead of us as we return to this magical island. We’re all excited to be on our way!
Update 9:35 PDT: We made it! Got to the 7 PM ferry with 30 minutes to spare. Rode to Orcas while watching the sun set over the water. Now we’re hitting the sack. It’s been a long day!