Bob and Ann in Egypt and Jordan 2009

Wow! Tylenol PM really works along with ear plugs. I didn’t hear Ann get up at 7:00. When some bright light hit my eyes at 7:20, I woke up. In a haze, I got dressed and followed Ann to breakfast.

We had planned a walking/eating tour of Queens in a multi-ethnic neighborhood. The rain and forecast of snow convinced us to stay at the Hilton Garden Inn and catch up on our reading, email, journals, etc. We caught the 12:00 shuttle to the airport and killed time in the main terminal by shopping, eating lunch and reading. Egypt Air was ready for us to check in at 2:30, so we did. We had no excess baggage charges (Ann packed lightly this time). Security was a breeze.

Nearing 3:30 we sat outside our gate waiting for a 5:30 boarding call. We had a lot of time to relax and we intended to do so. It was still raining lightly and the temperature was around 40. Soon the rain turned to wet snow. It didn’t stick, though, so we had an almost-on-time liftoff.