So after driving the hour and a half from Cedar Rapids to Moline airport, we learned our quick flight from Moline to Chicago was delayed well past the point when we could conceivably have expected to make our connection to Boston. After some quick math we decided to stay in the rental car and drive like heck for Chicago in the hopes of making it in time for our connection.
We made it to the gate (after some abject begging on Dad's part at the looong security line) with about 10 mins to spare - not bad for the tail end of a six hour drive.
We pushed back on time and congratulated ourselves as we began to taxi. We even mused that we might get to Logan earlier than expected.
Perhaps it was that last bit of hubris that did it. About 15 mins into an awfully long taxi, I noticed we seemed to be heading away from the runways and toward the hangars - a classic sign that the plane is being tarmacked. Sure enough, now we're in engine shut-down, waiting for storms to clear - probably the same #*+;?! storm that followed us from Cedar Rapids.
Syl is playing happily with her Wonder Pets... For now. Fingers crossed that we don't become one of those 'stuck on tarmac' nightmare feature stories on the news...
UPDATE: Made it. Tarmac hold lasted just about an hour, and after some "fast flying" (pilot's words - raising the question, why don't they always fly fast?) we arrived at Logan a mere half hour later than scheduled. Got home around midnight and Syl slept until well past 9 AM this morning. So we're tallying up the drive to Chicago decision as a small victory after all...
1 comment:
yikes. hope the storms clear soon.
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