Hi, all. Jim, I'm sorry the trip was long and convoluted but glad that you and all the others made it home safely. My trip home was certainly uneventful compared with the inbound one, what with an unconscious passenger collapsed at my feet, cancelled connecting flight and a rare (for me) drive in the snow. Happily, my only decision on arriving home was which tee-shirt to wear with my shorts. It was wonderful to see you all, and I look forward to the next time. 73, Marty N6VI ----- Original Message ----- From: jfenster@pacifier.com To: arrl-odv Cc: arrl-odv Sent: Monday, January 19, 2009 5:52 PM Subject: [arrl-odv:17511] Trip Report to Seattle Hi Gang, I'm glad most of you had a good trip home. I left the Mariott around 6AM in hopes of getting a earlier flight (my original flight was at 4:15 PM. Yep, one was available at 8:45 so I booked via Detroit then on to Seattle. The passengers were loaded only to hear about a mechanical problem. We left around two hours later and, when arriving in Detroit, found that our connection flight were gone. So, another re-booking...this time via Minneapolis then on to Seattle after a two hour delay. Thus, my trip started at 6 AM Sunday EST and I arrived home at midnight (EST), just a normal 18 hour journey. Oh, my luggage did not follow me but they did get it delivered at 2AM PST. It was not a good day at work today...I'm a bit tired. Glad to see everyone. I look forward to seeing many of you in Dayton and at the July meeting. 73 Jim K9JF