Wednesday Evening, July 30 & Thursday, July 31
After getting settled into our motel in the town of Jackson, we walked to Sweetwater Restaurant ~ a few blocks away.
It was a beautiful evening so we sat outside. (I chose to leave my camera in the motel, so these are cell phone pictures.)
My favorite food here was the cold soup ~ peaches and cream ~ which I got with my salad. It almost reminded me of a dessert so I finished my salad, then savored the creamy-peachy taste of the soup.
We were up early the next morning to return our car at the airport before checking in.
One blessing of this trip was the free, priority air miles we earned with American Airlines during the past few years, and because I chose our seats in early June, I was able to get first or second row seats (just behind first class) for all flights.
The only problem with the Jackson to Dallas flight was that we were just inside the door where everyone boarded. We stood in first class to let everyone board ~ and we had no window. However, we had lots of leg room. 🙂
That meant I got some good quality reading done.
The Skylink is a necessity when getting around in the huge Dallas-Fort Worth Airport.
After finding our gate, we went to a TGIF restaurant for lunch, then relaxed during our three-hour layover.
I did have a window on the flight from Dallas to Chicago, and captured this photo on our arrival at O’Hare.
We weren’t hungry for supper, but a vanilla milkshake sounded good to me. Cerwin chose a raspberry smoothie.
I should have chosen something warm, because this was a very cold waiting area. I pulled my jacket out of our carryon case.
It was starting to get dark when our plane pulled out of the gate and headed toward Harrisburg.
I tried to get some pictures of the pretty lights as we approached Harrisburg, but only got pretty squigglies.
We landed at 11:00 PM Eastern Standard Time.
Now it was time to adjust to the two-hour time change again. Because we had been in Mountain time for the past ten days, it only seemed like 9:00 PM.
…and of course it was easy to sleep in the next morning.
We loved seeing our freshly mowed yard (a surprise from our grandson, Josh) and corn that had grown quite tall while we were gone.
Yes, we did enjoy a beautiful-dream-come-true vacation, but it is good to be back home again.
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Hey it’s good to be back home again – you know it is
Sometimes this old farm feels like a long-lost friend
Hey, it’s good to be back home again
I said hey it’s good to be back home again.
John Denver
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I always find it fascinating that DFW Airport is bigger than Manhattan Island in NYC! I love the first squiggle shot — you must have hit a bump in the air! Is that a second crop of corn? I always enjoy coming home after a good vacation, too — and I find that 2 weeks is usually long enough to be away! Glad you had such a wonderful time!
I know, it is amazing how large DFW is. No, we only get one crop of corn per year.
THANKS SO MUCH for sharing your Western travels…I really, really ENJOYED each time you shared your beautiful photos….I was in Jackson,WY and Yellowstone June 2012, it was so good to see much more in detail…I was on a 15-day bus trip…I could indentify with those bubbly mud holes….God Creation is Great & Marvelous…I go to Upton COB…
Thanks for your comment. I’m glad you enjoyed the pictures. I’d love to meet you sometime. If you come to White Oak, or we get to Upton, let me know who you are. 🙂
I like your squiggly light pictures. We’ve flown into DFW many times since that is where our middle daughter and her family live. You’re right……..you have to take the train to get anywhere. Our favorite air terminal is the international #5 at O’Hare. It’s fun to people watch there.
I do like to people watch in airports.
Enjoyed your travelogue! It especially interested me because we are looking forward to a trip to the same area in September. Thanks for sharing.
So glad you enjoyed the pictures. Be diligent about seeing the things you want to see.
Thanks muchly for sharing your trip ~ loved it ~
It was my pleasure.