The Adventure Begins



Jan 24, 6:30am
Note the convenient hole that my cat cut in the screen.

Nanette

Well, and so it begins!  Was well pleased that my car started this morning! BRR...!!  Had a slight delay at customs because I said that we had food so they made us come in and fill out forms and then they searched a bit in the car.   Got us to the bus station in Presque Isle before the bus got there so I managed to buy my ticket then quickly drove off to park my car at Eileen's friend's place of business.  Decided I could probably survive walking/running back to the bus stop without the  big winter jacket so I threw it into the back seat and ran most of the way back.  I didn't know that I could still run!  Yay!!!   Wasn't sure that I actually would srurvive the cold after running/fast walking a half kilometer in sub-zero temperaturesbut I managed to warm up after a couple of hours!  Eileen was bullying the driver into waiting for me when I arrived so all was good!

Just love these rocking chairs that look out through a
 glass wall to the runways.

Now we sit in Logan International airport checking e-mail and taking care of business. There seem to be no weather problems and our flight is still on time.  Passing through security was nothing like the horror stories I`ve been reading about.

Did our bags pass the weigh-in test, you might be asking... Well, yes, of course!  Eileen put her bag on a scale at the bus terminal in Portland and then proceeded to remove about 7 pounds of clothing.   Our bags got another weigh-in  pre-test at the airport before the ticket counter opened and there was a bit more shuffling of stuff.  Both bags finally ended up with a fine weight of 50 pounds.  The airline`s policy changes before we come back and we will only be allowed 40 pounds, but that shouldn`t be a problem. We plan to give away lots of the clothes we brought to some people that Eileen knows.