It's Good to Be Home...

Washington DC, USA

January 7, 2008
N 38°53.375
W 077°02.100

The plane took off on-time from Frankfurt at 8:20 AM local time. Luckily, the plane was fairly empty and we were able to stretch out across four seats to make the flight a little more comfortable. Eight hours later we touched down at JFK at 10:30 AM local time, grabbed our bags, got through customs and hit the JetBlue counter to get an earlier flight to DC. If we couldn’t get an earlier flight, we would have to get intimate with JFK for the next six hours, extending our travel day even more.

Again we got lucky and were able to hop a flight that left in thirty minutes and we were on our way to DC. The short flight to DC got us in around 1:00 PM and, after a short ride to our hotel, we finally finished our travel day a mere 15 hours after we started it—not too bad.

Even though we were pretty beat, we knew we had to stay awake until at least 10:00 PM to avoid a serious case of jetlag. Good thing there was a college football game on TV. Well, not just a football game, but the BCS title game. What a perfect way to spend our first day back in the United States!

We found a local sports bar, watched the game, and ate a few Buffalo wings, a plate of nachos, and a few beers… an all American meal. It’s good to be home.