Washington DC to San Jose, via Miami Morning travel is not fun Needless to say, I got nary a wink on the day before my travel, so I was already irritable, but when I settled into my seat on the plane, I noticed no fewer than 5 young kids surrounding me. Today was not to be my day. We had a rather peaceful flight for all of 5 minutes before babies #1 and 2 began wailing. Oh wait, I shouldn't say "flight" because we hadn't even pulled back from the gate yet. Lovely. While flying into Miami, all was well. Water in view? Check. Canals in view? check. Glide path smoothly descending? Check. Wheels touching down as expected? Um, not check? Yep, we were advised that while things were always in control, something in the approach
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