We were up at before 0500. Wake up call worked just fine. We were showered, dressed and finished packing by 0530. Rosie texted Conor as he had asked us to do at this time... we were pretty sure he was still sleeping - if he got home at all from the wedding.
Went down to check out of our room. Had the hotel credit me back 1 day of parking and we were all checked out by 0600. Queued up with a lot of other travellers for the complimentary shuttle to the airport. Rosie and I plus luggage were literally the last folks the shuttle to take. We stood on the way to the first Terminal. Arrived at our Terminal, Terminal 6, by 0630.
On this day baggage check-in and security were a breeze compared to Newark and we made our way over to our gate, Gate 76. Our ride today would be a B757-200. Scheduled departure time was 0830 for the 5hr flight back to the East coast with a good tail wind. Rosie had purchased some sandwiches for us at Starbucks for the flight back. Finally boarded our flight and had wheels-in-well by 0900.
The flight was uneventful. We were seated on the left side of the jet just behind the row of folks without under seat storage right next to the mid-fuselage cabin door. Rosie napped most of the way and I got to watch 2 movies: John Carter and some silly the Rock movie, which I mostly napped through, and 1 Bones episode. Also found time to read my Dirk Pitt novel by Clive Cussler on iPad.
The temperature at Newark when we landed at 1700 was 97degrees F. Interestingly, Katie Couric and her current date had been sitting up in 1st class and deplaned ahead of us. Luggage pickup at baggage claim was uneventful and we didn't have too long a wait for Terry's Taxi by door 5 upstairs. Had a relatively quiet ride home and got dropped off by 1830. Paid for the ride by credit card and tipped the driver in cash.
Adventure OVER! What a trip with so many memorable moments. Loved every minute of it and we look forward to our next journey!
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