24 hour travel home day

Early (5:30 am) start we load luggage on to coach. Ride to Glasgow, get off coach, get baggage, and get in long disorganized line. From that moment till we we were settled in our seats on the airplane - I HURT! Carrying baggage, walking long distances, and standing in long line made the aching worse! Once the airplane was in the air I fell asleep - blessedly.

I woke up for dinner on the plane and was told I would have a "diabetic" meal. "I didn't request it." I said to the stewardess. She said "That's OK." So I had a "diabetic" meal that was actually good - pot roast (trimmed of fat), vegies , new potatoes, sm salad and fruit cup. - for once "diabetic" turned out to be good for me - better than the other menu. Then I went back to sleep for many hours - 4, I'm told.

In PHILA we go through US Customs & Immigration, pick up our bags, and go through security (AGAIN!!) Now we're waiting the flight to PDX. Thank goodness for a 5 to 6 hour lay over. A chance to get through all the lines and without worrying about making the next flight. We also re-group and have another meal before boarding the 5 hr cross country flight.

In Portland we called David and he came to pick us up - home to Longview. To bed at 1:00am - a long traveling day. Tomorrow we do nothing but sleep and rest! Welcome Home!!

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Part of trip: Scotland Bound

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