Back Home From Oregon

We left Whittington’s a little after 3 am headed to the Eugene, Oregon airport for our return trip home.  The rental car was filled last night so we didn’t need to stop before returning it to Enterprise.  Overall we were impressed with the Hyundai Genesis.  Mary especially liked the heated leather seats.  The car had a nice ride and got good fuel economy for a car of that size.

Although there was a lot of fog in Eugene, our flight left on time.  We fully expected to not make the connecting flight in San Francisco since there was only a few minutes between when we arrived and when our connecting flight boarded.  We were fortunate to get to the next gate quickly and made the flight.  We were a little concerned since the flight from San Francisco to Washington, DC was at the international terminal.  The 757 from San Francisco to Washington was a comfortable plane.  We were in business class which gave us some welcome legroom.  There was a $7 charge for the in-flight movie and we didn’t want to spend money to watch a bad movie so we read, napped and listened to music on the iPad.  You had to pay the $7 even to watch the flight map or listen to the radio on the aircraft.  The flight was a long five hours but having the roomier seats was a plus.  We got to Dulles a little ahead of schedule and made our way to our departure gate.  Dulles is quite a maze to negotiate in getting from one concourse to another.  We got to the gate with time to spare and made the short flight to Charleston.

We picked up our bags and drove home arriving by 7 pm.  We cooked some chicken on the George Foreman Grill and started unpacking from the trip.  We have a number of things to do to get ready for the week.  I also want to get some things done in the bathroom remodel project so I made a run to Home Depot to pick up the new shower door that I hope to install over the weekend.

We sure enjoyed our time in Oregon.  The landscape there is breathtaking.  The waterfalls, covered bridges and snow-capped mountains are quite scenic.  We also enjoyed out time with the Whittingtons and especially appreciate Robert giving up his bedroom to us for the week.  Both Robert and Michael are doing well.  It is great to see them growing up.  We look forward to seeing them again soon.