Travel Time Tuesday - S. Carolina

Signing up for a 0545 flight always seems like a good idea until we have to get up in time to hit the road by 0230. 

The upside is we got to LAX just as the Delta counter opened and walked straight up to the TSA checkpoint, no lines at all.

It took Donovan a couple of minutes to wake up but after that, he was excited and cooperative the whole trip. 

 Rachel’s idea to get a portable Lego case was brilliant

This was his first ever plane ride and he was (naturally) a bit worried beforehand. Now he can’t wait to do it again. His favorite parts were looking out over the tops of clouds, seeing lakes and mountains from ‘higher than a drone’ and watching Harry Potter while playing with Legos and eating his airline-supplied cheeseburger lunch.

Salt Lake City had a Lego store in the terminal, a first for us. Then Charlotte topped that with a Lego vending machine. Donovan was impressed (me too.)

The two kits Donovan picked out in SLC kept him entertained for over an hour on our 3-hour flight. Well worth the $$.

Matt and Mary’s new house is just over an hour drive from the Charlotte airport. 

Donovan’s 3 hours of sleep the night before caught up with him about 15 minutes into the drive… and I wasn’t far behind. Fortunately, Pop had a couple of short naps on both flights, since he got to be designated driver.

It’s very beautiful here, with a view of Cooley’s Lake from the backyard. Looking forward to a couple of sightseeing days before we head home on Saturday. 

Local flora, Common Camelia