We
are back home after a long trip starting about 11 AM Sunday morning.
Going through Customs in St Maartin was nothing like the circus we
went through in New York. It is obvious that 9/11 changed a lot about
the way people entering this country after visiting a foreign land
are treated. Just saying.
A
four and a half hour flight to JFK in New York followed by a five and
a half hour flight to Los Angeles gives new meaning to the term
“sore butt”.
We
arrived in LA at 12:30 AM Monday morning, picked up our luggage and
waited until almost 1:30 for the hotel shuttle to take us to the LA
Hilton. By the time we got to our room it was almost 2 AM LA time but
5 AM St Maartin time.
I
had picked up a cold on Friday which made for a miserable flight. I
had trouble clearing my ears as we descended in altitude.
By
2 AM I just flopped into bed and then couldn't sleep. Too much
antihistamine I am sure as I don't normally take that stuff.
We
took the 11 AM Airbus back home yesterday morning arriving about 1:30
PM. A very long trip.
Don't
get me wrong, we loved the trip both to Orlando and St Maartin. It is
the travel that gets tiring.
I
want to include one or two photos from St Maartin to finish this.
Also,
as bad as I feel, there is no time to rest as I leave Friday morning
for Death Valley.
I
did sleep for several hours last night, thank goodness.
I am thinking of having a 10 foot canvas print made of this for my living room wall so I can enjoy the view whenever I want. What do you think?
