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Houston, Joe has arrived

Houston, TX — Joe arrived in Houston to 89 degrees and humidity that he does not remember — though I am not sure if you ever get use to that kind of mugginess.

His mother and I dropped him at the airport last night around 11 and it was actually pretty easy — no lines at the ticket counter and no lines for security (at left). He got into Minneapolis around two am (we asked him not to call, thank you very much) but he did send an email to let us know he arrived ok.

I thought he might be to Houston by the time we awoke — but he was still in the air. Today it is pretty cool to be able to track the flight in real time. I used Flytecomm which is a pretty good tool for flights within the United States and Canada. For his flight to Paris, which leaves in a couple of hours, I will use Flightstats.com (the link should give you Joe’s progress, if you care.) The image below is from Flytecomm and shows show about 30 minutes out from Houston. Click on it to see the larger version.

St. Paul, MN : Leg 2 of the trip

Playing the waiting game has never been one of my strong points. Maybe it is the A.D.D but just sitting around doing nothing has always been a particularly difficult thing for me to do. Saturday June 9th was one busy day for me, trying to get packed for my trip while juggling work and last minute errands. Seattle to St. Paul was a blur, and I think I slept about an hour of the two hour and 25 minute flight. The plane arrived early in St. Paul, with a local time of 5:15am (3:15am PST) June 10th. It is now 8:29 local time (6:29 PST) and I was just informed that my flight to Houston is running late.
I honestly don’t care that the plane is late, as I have another 3 hour layover in Houston before going the final leg to Paris. Of course my mind is now racing with all of the possibilities that can now go wrong, will my flight ever show up? Will the pilots show up. Will my bag make the Paris transfer? I guess only time can tell.
I will probably post next from Houston, unless things get frantic, then next dispatch Paris France.

We are off to LeMans!

North Bend, WA — Well the dream of Father’s Day at Le Mans, France for the 75th Running of the 24 hours of Le Mans will get its official start early Sunday morning when son Joseph gets on an airplane for his three-legged trip to Paris.
Flying on air miles, he had to take an itinerary to get to France that will take him from Seattle to Minneapolis, from Minneapolis to Houston, and then finally a direct flight from Houston to Paris. On the way back, however, he gets a straight shot on Air France, Paris to Seattle.
So far he is nervous as a bride on her wedding day, with a number of issues from his job looming over his head as well as trying to get packed for his first trip — his first off the North American continent.
The plan is for him to spend a day in Paris and see the Louvre and then take a day and see Rouen and Normandy. Rouen is a very historic city, and the place where Joan of Arc was burned at the stake. It is also the home of a 24 Hour boat race.
Wednesday he will head to LeMans and I will meet him there and we will officially be race bums for the rest of the week — making pictures and filing stories to amaze and delight you.
Stay tuned.

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