After a week at the Best Western Plus in Ticonderoga, New York, After a week with a roommate from New Jersey, After a week in the classroom at Fort Ticonderoga, After a week of conversation with history buffs, After a week of hotel breakfasts (eggs, sausage, waffles, juice, donuts), After a week with a rental car, After a week of adventure and study, It was time to say goodbye: Goodbye to the hotel, the car, the new acquaintances, the classroom, the fort, Goodbye to Champlain, New York, and Vermont |
A short wait in the Burlington airport,
A short walk onto the plane,
A flight through clouds,
Over the Great Lakes and surrounding lands,
A Diet Dr. Pepper (after a week without) and some cookies,
A layover at O'Hare International,
A pizza while I wait,
A finished book and nothing else to read,
A changed gated,
No delays, a smooth flight, and a smack onto the runway at home
After ten hours of travel,
Home, sweet home.