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We dragged ourselves out of bed at half-past stupid this morning, to begin our trip across the country to Steamboat Springs, CO, for a week of skiing. We arrived at Dulles Airport by 7am, got the bags checked in and made it through security without incident. We timed our arrival well, and only had only a short wait before our flight began boarding. The flight to Chicago was uneventful, and we were ahead of schedule as we approached the airport. Unfortunately, we circled the airport for about 20 minutes, so we were late by the time we reached the gate. Luckily, our connecting flight to Hayden, CO was only two gates down the concourse, so we had no problems making our connection, which was already boarding as we reached the gate.
Again, our flight was uneventful, and we were ahead of schedule as we approached our destination. We were on final approach when the pilot throttled up the engines and we began to climb. A short time later, the flight crew announced that the visibility at Hayden Airport was very poor, and that we were going to circle and wait for it to clear. And so we did. We flew back and forth across the Colorado sky for an hour, until the visibility on the ground improved and we could land.
Of course, our fast connection in Chicago meant that only half of our luggage arrived in Hayden with us. The rest arrived about 6pm, after having traveled from Chicago to Denver and then on to Hayden. At least it is all here before we needed any of it for skiing.
We made a trip to the grocery store, made dinner and unpacked. We're all now feeling the effects of our early morning, and are getting ready for bed. Tomorrow we ski!
Again, our flight was uneventful, and we were ahead of schedule as we approached our destination. We were on final approach when the pilot throttled up the engines and we began to climb. A short time later, the flight crew announced that the visibility at Hayden Airport was very poor, and that we were going to circle and wait for it to clear. And so we did. We flew back and forth across the Colorado sky for an hour, until the visibility on the ground improved and we could land.
Of course, our fast connection in Chicago meant that only half of our luggage arrived in Hayden with us. The rest arrived about 6pm, after having traveled from Chicago to Denver and then on to Hayden. At least it is all here before we needed any of it for skiing.
We made a trip to the grocery store, made dinner and unpacked. We're all now feeling the effects of our early morning, and are getting ready for bed. Tomorrow we ski!
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