the magic of the wee hours

We are in Seattle....  it was the longest jouney yet, part of me feels like we walked the entire way.  Normally we leave in the wee hours, this trip we arrived in them.  While we did our usual - carry on only, (and I'm still so impressed that we can do that.  We even it did it without the magic of spaces bags this trip!),  we left mid day.

Leaving mid day did not however mean we weren't up at the crack of dawn, nor that we did not arrive at the airport early.  We did both.  And we waited and waited and got on the first plane.  However, when we arrived in MN expecting a two hour delay, we got a 4 hour delay.  (Apparently it was plane trouble, nothing to do with east coast weather.)  

We immediately went to one end of the airport where a flight was leaving much sooner.  It, of course, was booked.  Our flight was at the complete opposite end of the airport.  But not really an issue since we had time.  Then the 4 hour delay, turned to five and then six.  Our plane was scheduled then to leave at 10:10 pm, but there was one leaving 9:30.  Of course, it was back on the opposite end of the airport.  We managed to get on the 9:30 pm and I have seen more of the airport then I needed too.

As those who know me can imagine, I was not really....secure? in this arrangement.  But, since we don't do checked bags, it was fine and through the magic of tail wind and time changes, we actually arrived in Seattle at 10:30pm. 

Then we went for the car....  Why didn't anyone (and by this I really mean CK) tell me that SEATAC is a bloody city!  Like Atlanta's airport.  When I say huge, I don't even really mean huge I mean HUGE!

By the time we took the subway to the main airport, then found the bus that took us miles down the road to the car rental terminal it was much later.  When I say bus?  I do not mean those cute little vans that drive around the airport at home. I mean full size city bus size.  (Again, I ask why didn't anyone, yup you CK, I know you've been here and done this,  warn me of this???)

Anyway, the people were very friendly.  We managed to get the car, and because our spidey senses are good, even with no sleep, we found the hotel with minimal direction/map and exploring, thus arriving at the hotel at midnight.  Well, midnight here, which was what?  2:00 am for us?

Now it is 6:30 am, I know... I just couldn't help it.  I was up.  We've eatten and I've now written and we shall head out on the next adventure... being sure to avoid the 520 - now a toll bridge we were warned about that is cardleses and will automatically bill at $15 a trip and the I-90 which will drop from 4 lanes to 1 b/c of road work.    The news this am reported a house fire due to a man trying to kill a spidar with spray paint ...and matches.

Perhaps it is just the lack of sleep, but I'm really not sure about this location....