Awake: 6:12am Temp 29 sunny & very little dew overnight @ Pahrump, NV.
After my coffee, I retract the remaining (2) slides, reset the inside temps of our motorhome for storage, load suitcases & bags into the Suzuki & drive over to pickup Rosemary & Gary @ 7:59am. They volunteered to come with us & then drive our car back to Pahrump after dropping us off @ the airport; very nice of them to do this.
We arrive @ the Las Vegas McCarran Airport @ 9:05am; we thank G & R for helping us out, wish them holiday greetings & (1) hr later, we are checked thru security & eating a breakfast of Kathy’s healthy muffins with some Starbuck’s coffee.
The leg from Las Vegas to Detroit was uneventful, mostly smooth & seemed to fly by quickly (no pun intended). The distance to our connecting flight & method of getting there was sort of interesting: walk quite a distance to catch a train, then more walking thru a beautiful, long underground tunnel that has music & entertaining soft lights that change colors as you continue thru to the next corridor. We had plenty of time to take our time so we really enjoyed this high tech journey.
Hanging out @ our gate for around (3) hrs was not so bad; besides packing the muffins, Kathy had a few other goodies that we snacked on during our layover. It wasn’t long before Nick, Eriko, & little Jerry arriving from Seattle joined us, a nice treat; then we are further joined by Katrina arriving from Denver. Having ½ of our kids with us made the time really fly.
Now the (6) of us are leaving Detroit heading for Latrobe, PA in a regional prop jet; the Captain announced that this flight would take about an hr. Well, they must have encountered some healthy headwinds as my watch showed (1) hr & (15) min from takeoff to touchdown. Pretty exciting (75) min ride as turbulence was everywhere; the pilots changed altitude numerous times in their attempt to find smooth air to no avail.
Both Kathy & Katrina were not feeling well with the continuous yawing with sharp vertical movement & I was a little concerned about the landing with these active winds; amazing as it was, during the approach & about (50) feet above the ground, the wind completely died out & the pilot greased the Saab 340 onto the runway like a champ. We all breathed a sign of relief.
Kevin was about (15) min late for our pickup but we didn’t complain. Time now, 11:30pm. From Latrobe to Indiana, an uneventful (50) min road trip; @ the Foote Castle, most of the occupants with their baggage strode into the house. Kathy & I went into the house without baggage for a few min. Kevin suggests we take their Toyota van to the Super 8 hotel where we will be staying & that was fine with us.
The Super 8 hotel guy was expecting our arrival so check in was routine & we ended up being in the same room as last yr which was great.
Lights out: local time, 1:13am
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