(Stud-Thurs 4/24) Nearly 24 hours after our original flight was supposed to leave Charlotte, we were finally airborn and enroute to Ontario. That, after a 2 hr wait at the American Airlines checkin counter caused us to miss an earlier flight that we had been rescheduled on after yesterday's flight cancellation. But when you spend 2 hrs in any line, you meet a lot of interesting folk. For example,from the guy in front of us from Western NC we picked up a lot of tips and info on responsible coon hunting like: you hunt coon for the pelts and not the meat (at least he did), and income from the pelts can be used to repopulate your hunting area with coon pups--which gives you something to hunt next season--if the pups can survive demise from the growing coyote population which is becoming a big problem; and (not specifically related to coon hunting, but a definite "good to know"), the rattle snakes and copperheads are extremely aggressive this year in Western NC. And to think t!
he a__ in line behind us missed out on this pleasant conversation because he was too busy yelling at the gate agents--apparently unaware that the other 150 or so people in line around him were missing flights and being inconvenienced as well.
Around 9pm we finally made it to Ontario where my brother-in-law Tim was waiting to pick us up. Boy was it good to see him. We arrived in his house in Hemet around 10 pm where we had a great meal and were finally able to meet Brittany, Serena and Aidan--who'd we heard so much about over the last few years. They all made us feel welcome.
Bed will feel good tonite.
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Hi, Sweeties,
What another endeavor you two have taken on. Your hike would appeal to me, but only for a day or so, with assurance that there would be no bears, snakes, and other potentially viscious critters. The skunks I can tolerate.
Anyway, I just spoke to Jackie and she was still excited for the two of you, but wanted October to hurry up so that she could see you again. I miss you,too. You should plan to come see us on your way back East. Any time you plan to come, just let us know...we would LOVE to have you.
All of this part of the family are well. Little Mariella is crawling and thrilling her parents. They love her so much, as do Hank and I.
Stay well as you trek the trail. When I watch the sunset (as I try to do each night from our patio), I'll think good thoughts of you.
I love you both.
Aunt Carole
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