Pre-flight Activity - May 20, 2010

Well, I can certainly say that there has been an interesting twist to this adventure. This morning I had entered my pre-flight status activity onto my photographic blog as opposed to my travel blog. Oh my. Well, I did get up at 5:00 a.m. I think I was a little excited to get going. Also, I did have to pack!!

All packed and ready to go, I do have my red boots on to make this glorious trip. Oh and I do have all my electronics - computer, I-touch (for Dr. Who) and cell phone. After leaving my house, I stopped at Slates Bakery for a scone and water before I headed off on this big adventure. There were several people sitting outside in the parking lot so I joined them for conversation before hitting the road. Around 8:30 a.m., I hit the road and traveled down to the jetport. The jetport was in sight before I realized it. There is construction going on around the terminal area so we had to go to the parking garage in a roundabout way. The garage was pretty full so I parked several floors up. As directionally dysfunctional as I can be at tmes, I will have to write down what level and row that I parked my car so that I am not wandering around when I can back to Maine. Ok, I know that would be a sight to see. It has happened to me before! Will I ever learn? Probably not.

Anyway, all is well here at the Portland Jetport. Self-check in was completed, one bag checked and one bag/briefcase with computer with me for this flight. I saw Judy who works downstairs from me outside the jetport. She is going to Florida. How nice is that? The weather will certainly be nicer!

Security was uneventful except for the fast pace they were putting you through. They really wanted to get people through to the waiting area. I was in no hurry as i always get to the airport early anyway so that I can hang out and people watch.

After that I found my favorite location in the Shipyard lounge, I ordered an early lunch as I probably will not eat until much later anyway. I thought about having a beer but decided against that and just had a turkey sandwich on ciabatta bread. Even though I must say that the beer that the guy had next to me looked really good. Couldn't I just reach over and take a sip? I think he might have a problem with that idea. Oh well.

It is 11;50 a.m. and they are ready to get people on board. This means that I am signing off for awhile. I hope everyone has a great and eventful day. Please make the most of it!

Cio!