jay | Back home again :)

Yesterday, I woke up hung over, a bit... dragged myself up, packed, had breakfast and felt better. Mailed postcards, loaded the rental car, then made the mistake of asking the hotel clerk where I could find gas to refill the rental car on my way to the airport. He drew a route along the south, going from plaza to plaza. I made it through the first four OK... then exited the 5th rotary too soon, sending me unawares off into a different part of industrial Madrid. I spent 45 minutes trying to get back or stuck in rush hour traffic. Gave up on refilling the car, arrived at the airport with less than an hour before my flight left. Sigh. But I made it...

The flights themselves... I slept for 5 hours on the trans-Atlantic flight, got pizza in Newark airport for lunch, then finished a book between there and SFO. Packed flights, no upgrades, but at least I had exit row seats.

It was great to see

patgreene and the kids. :)

	Leaving Madrid At takeoff, leaving Spain on a hazy day... after I nearly didn't make my flight.
	Across the water... familiar ground After five hours' sleep over the Atlantic, I woke and watched us approach North America... sub-Arctic Labrador. The flight itself was uneventful, as was the NYC-SFO flight later.