Yesterday started out pretty normal - that is, if you consider wondering if Terry's grand daughter was going to be able to fly out of Boston given the Nor'Easter that had blown into town. She was to arrive Mobile in the early afternoon after a stop in Houston TX. We thought we'd make a day of it so headed out to Mobile and took the scenic route which got us to Mobile with ample time and considering Claire had been fed on the plane, we stopped about a mile or 2 away from the airport. Bob has a 'thing' about using FLIGHT AWARE to see how the particular flight is going. Not only was the flight to Houston on time, it was ahead of schedule.
Foolishly, he checked the flight from Houston to Mobile and OOPS!! IT WAS CANCELLED!! After a lot of scrambling from Maine, they got her on a flight that arrived in Mobile at 10:30PM and it was now about noon.
WHAT TO DO? Hang around Mobile for 10 hours or make the 2 hour trip back to Orange Beach, catch some pool time. Considering there was another flight that would arrive about 4:30 we opted to drive back part way to our favorite town - Fair Hope. Which we did. But then when we hadn't heard about the possibility of the early flight - headed back to Orange Beach but fortunately, only got a few miles before we heard she would get a seat on the early flight and be in Mobile about 5:30 - headed back only to run into the worst traffic jam ever - but made it back with time to spare. Then waited until the personnel could figure out who could walk her from the gate to the security area. That took another hour -
Long saga but Claire is now safe and sound at the condo, bringing with her the best weather of our stay yet. Temps are forecast to be in the mid to upper 70's all week with cool night breezes for good sleeping conditions.
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