Dallas

Yesterday, Lois and I met in Dallas. It was hot. I arrived first, so I told Lois that I would meet her at her baggage claim. In doing so, I discovered a fatal flaw in the design of DFW. If you check your 48.5 pound bag you have to retrieve it upon landing if you don't continue you journey within four hours. You then are relegated to ground transportation rather than the tram between terminals. It is not the most efficient system ever developed. I landed at 4:00 and it took me nearly to 5:00 to get to the next terminal. And did I mention it was hot?

We then had to wait for the hotel shuttle. To make a long story short, it was 6:30 when we got to our hotel. The hotels was clustered in a group of hotels and parking spots, but sans restaurants. Our only choice without a car was the restaurant in the Sheraton, which was just down the street. So we had dinner and in true Texas style, the was a beauty pageant. I have never seen so many tiaras in one place.

The room was nice, not that we spent much time there. With our early morning flight to Vancouver, we left the hotel with the flight crew at 5:30 am. We decided we could always eat breakfast at the airport. Now we are just waiting for our flight to Salt Lake City.