Travel update

Posted by Alexandra at Studio Alexandra

I have just spent two days traveling and have one more day before I get to my destination. Getting out of Germany was interesting because the flight schedule kept changing, with flights getting canceled or postponed left and right. That's the downside of Space-A travel: you can't plan. The upside: it's free (with dorky $4 meals which are optional - save your sanity and get a Subway sandwich before departure). And unless you're used to flying first class, military aircraft can be much more comfortable than regular airlines. Of course, if you can afford first-class tickets on a transatlantic flight, you're in a whole another league and can I please be your friend? If you don't mind a little noise (you receive a set of ear plugs when you board the plane and trust me, you'll need them) and lack of televised entertainment, I heartily recommend you try to get on a C17 - lots of leg room, and if there aren't many passengers, even room to stretch out and get some zzz's.***

(***Disclaimer: Space-A travel is only available to military members and their families, and only in certain circumstances.)

Early this morning, as I started driving from Delaware, the weather was bad. It was cold and raining snowflakes (you know, when you can see them coming down but they don't actually stay on the ground so it just looks like it's raining). There was actually supposed to be a storm with snow. (Now, I've never driven on/in snow and I wasn't about to start today. I got a very early start.) In the darkness and this ugly weather, I drove to I-95, and somewhere in Virginia it finally stopped raining. Then in North Carolina, the sun came out from behind the clouds a little bit, then a little bit more, and eventually the clouds gave way to a beautiful blue sky and sunshine. In South Carolina, the hay-colored hibernating grass started showing green patches, completing the picture. What started out so dreadful this morning turned into an absolutely glorious day by the time I got to Charleston.

Tomorrow I will drive the rest of the way to the Emerald Coast of Florida. I hope the weather stays nice because there really is nothing better for a weary soul than a gorgeous sunny day.