Returning home from Oregon

Whittington's House near Eugene, Oregon

We woke at 3:30 and dressed for the flight home. Robert was up and ready to leave for work as we were leaving at 4 am. Cindy took us on the 45 minute drive and dropped us off at the Eugene airport. We made it through security with no problems although I was pulled for a screening of electronics since I was carrying a laptop.

Our short flight from Eugene to Seattle didn’t take long and was smooth. There wasn’t an opportunity to gate check our carryon bags so we would carry them to Seattle then to Cincinnati airports. We had a couple of hours in Seattle so we picked up breakfast sandwiches from Wendy’s then a deli turkey sandwich from Pike and Pine to split. We would eat the sandwich for lunch during the flight from Seattle to Cincinnati. We were pleased to get exit row seats and there were only two seats in our row. The flight was a little late leaving since the water to the galley wasn’t working and took about 30 minutes to repair. Although the flight left late, we arrived in Cincinnati on time at 5:30 pm Eastern Time.

We called the Hilton to get the hotel shuttle as soon as we deplaned and were told that the van would arrive in 10-15 minutes. Mary called the hotel again after 6 pm to see when the van was to arrive. She was told that the van had just left for the 5 minute drive to the airport. The van eventually picked us up at 6:35. Needless to say, we planned to give the service a poor evaluation and no tip for the driver.

On the drive back to Georgetown, we stopped at Sam’s Club to buy a few of the Member’s Mark Southwest Salads and some fresh grapefruits, We ate the pizza combo from the snack bar in Sam’s then drove home where we unpacked, turned the water heater on and adjusted the heat.

As always, we enjoy spending time with the Whittingtons.  We all enjoy the same kinds of things: hiking, spending time outdoors, listening to music and enjoying each other's company.  We look forward to seeing them soon at their Florida home.