In honor of my birthday this year, I decided to do a destination birthday. Never before have I treated myself to such a gift!
So after getting up at 4:15 in the morning...
...and being dropped off at the curb for my first ever flight by myself...
...I found myself in the air!
...landed in Detroit....which was quite rainy, I might add.
...and then made one more little jaunt....
before arriving in...
VIRGINIA BEACH!
My best friend moved there a couple of years ago, and I'd not gone to visit her yet.
NOR....
...had I ever seen the ocean.
In my whole life.
All 32 years.
I know...it boggles the mind, but it's true!
So for the next few days, I'll let you take a peek at my vacation. :) But to fill you in on this first part, I'll tell you that I was most worried about navigating the airports on my own. I'd never been in any of the ones I went through this time. I didn't know where to find anything, but I figured it out pretty quickly. Must be smarter than I thought!
My favorite part of the trip was during my layover in Detroit. I (trying to look like a seasoned traveler) bought a chai and settled in with my book to read until it was time to board. A middle-aged man across from me asked if I minded if he shaved. And shave, he did. For about ten minutes, right there in the terminal.
I was very grateful for decent weather for my travel day. It did rain the whole day - at every destination - but we didn't have any weather delays to speak of, and the turbulence wasn't so bad.
2 comments:
Sounds like a GREAT birthday :)
Good job flying alone, and detroit blah not a fun place.
My birthday destination game night at your house? haha
Yeah I picked Detroit because I THOUGHT it would be a smaller airport to fly into. APPARENTLY NOT. But I navigated it just fine.
Are you sure this lovely town is your desired destination?? :)
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