thursday, woke up at 3:30am (well, technically 2am) to fly to nyc.
30 minute nap on tarmac in dc for "weather", though it wasn't raining or anything.
arrived in nyc. dropped luggage at hotel. ate lunch at schnipper's quality kitchen.
it started pouring. i had my super awesome rainproof columbia peak power shell; josh had to buy a rinky dink umbrella.
took subway to the bronx, yankee stadium. picked up tickets at will call.
waited out a 2+ hr rain delay to watch the yankees beat the a's 22-9, with three grand slams (josh is the yankee fan; i prefer heartache and root for the mets).
back to manhattan for dinner with college friends at brother jimmy's.
walking back to hotel, had a unique conversation with an 8-foot tall guy (ok maybe just 7-feet).
friday, padiddled around manhattan. seriously we probably walked 11 miles, at least (i guess i can claim i did some exercise this month).
friday night, amtrak called canceling the train from nyc to syracuse "due to the weather". still not sure why a train can't continue west when a storm is coming from the east.
saturday, took amtrak to albany. rented a car and drove to syracuse.
hung out with josh's friends all day/night.
united cancelled our sunday flight home, and it was rescheduled for tuesday. walked home from bar (~1mi) just before irene (what was left of her) moved in sometime after 3am.
sunday, slept in. decided to drive home - the exorbitant one-way car rental fees were the same whether we drove 800 miles or not.
sometime after 2am monday morning, pulled in driveway, collapsed in bed.
*i am not whining or "woe is me-ing". it was an adventure of a weekend and these were such minor, minor hassles compared to what so many others are still dealing with.
Blah! Sounds like Irene made a real kink in your trip. Sorry about the delays/cancellations. We were prepared to drive home from NC if need be. Thankfully that wasn't necessary.
ReplyDeleteI just think it's funny that you're from a state that usually gets hurricanes, and we haven't seen one here in awhile but when you leave the state, you have to deal with one. Glad you're home safely now despite the cancelled train and flight!
ReplyDeleteA.L.
You should have driven "west" to WI, the weather was perfect this weekend....way better than it was in May!
ReplyDeleteGlad to hear all is well...
"You've got a better chance of playing pick up sticks with your butt cheeks than getting a flight out tonight"
ReplyDeleteNo hurricanes in MI either. Absolutely gorgeous this past weekend. :)
You are a brave soul my friend.....for going to Yankee stadium that is.
ReplyDeleteBronx, Syracuse, Manhattan....you just described the first 34 years of my life. Simple as that.
What a weekend to travel to the northeast, ouch.
ReplyDeleteI still can't believe all the craziness y'all had to deal with! But... at least you got to use that title and how often have you wanted to but couldn't quite use it?!?!? :)
ReplyDeleteThat sounds kinda fun!
ReplyDeleteWow! what a trip!
ReplyDeletememorable, if nothing else. ;-)
ReplyDeleteWell that was QUITE the adventure!!! Glad you made it home safely!
ReplyDeleteAdventurous to say the least..
ReplyDeleteMy part of Canada was quite nice....and finally cool.
As much as I envy you guys for your adventure trip, I am glad, that we have scheduled our NYC trip for this weekend and not for last weekend.
ReplyDeleteGlad you made it back safely!
Wow what a trip! stupid Irene messing up everyone's plans this weekend!
ReplyDeleteWOW, crazy! sounds like a pretty interesting weekend at the least!
ReplyDeleteWow, that is quite the adventure. I can see why you collapsed in bed. Take care!
ReplyDeleteYou were in Syracuse???? Not too far from me. ;p
ReplyDeleteThat drive must have been unpleasant.
boo yankees. i root for anyone over them. anyone.
ReplyDeleteThanks for checking in on me. Who knew Vermont would be the one to suffer from a hurricane? Must be this winter you'll get the blizzards.
ReplyDeleteSmall world! I was driving to Syracuse on Saturday. We Prolly went right by each other
ReplyDeleteSounds like quite the weekend. Glad you didn't get flooded on your drive home!
ReplyDeletewell that sounds awesome and exhausting all at the same time. glad Irene didn't make anyone float away and that you made it home safely. also amtrak is hilarious.
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