We awoke to what would be a busy and long day. Dave went to the train station next door to get some breakfast and ended staying there for a bit to people watch. It was very busy with the morning rush. We left the hotel just after nine and had to find a gas station. After three failed attempts, the GPS is 10 years old and so isn't always 100% accurate, we headed to the airport. Conveniently, there was a gas station right beside the rental car return. That never happens.
It had started to rain and so we got a wee bit wet (a bit of Scottish) as we made our way to the airport terminal. The possibility of our flight being delayed due to weather in NYC had been removed - which was lovely. The flight went really well. We had an empty seat in our row which was a gift.
We landed in New York City about 2:45 pm. Our next flight wasn't until 7:30, so a long layover. It was over 90 degrees there - heat we weren't used to. The departure board had our flight leaving from two different gates. The correct one had us boarding a bus which took us to the plane. We went up the stairs to board. Rather fun actually.
The plane ended up sitting on the runway for three hours. Yes, with us on it! Once again, due to storms. (The same problem we had in Chicago on the way out that resulted in us loosing a whole day of vacation.) I slept the entire time, but Dave didn't. We landed in Chicago around midnight. The hotel shuttle was supposed to automatically come and get us. Well, it didn't. We arrived at the hotel about 1 am - which was 6 am in Scotland. Dave had been up for 24 hours.
Thursday morning we drove home - on the right hand side of the road. An adjustment believe it or not. It took about four hours to drive home. Most of the time it was raining cats and dogs. And then we were home.
Some numbers. We drove 1,335 miles and saw:
- 7 castles
- 2 palaces
- 5 churches
- 2 museums
It was a terrific trip!
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