Flexibility

After New Year's, daughter Addie scheduled an evening flight from Burlington to Denver with a stopover in NYC. We packed up her luggage and I dropped her off at the airport well in advance of flight time.

No sooner did I arrive back home than we got a phone call from Addie. She said something about the lights being out on the runway in NY and her flight was CANCELLED. So I jumped back into the car and drove back to the airport to pick her up. Other flights with her connection to CO were pretty well booked. The best they could do for her was a 6AM flight from here the following day.

Sooo, 4AM we were up and ready for the drive back to the airport. Instead of NY, her stopover was to be in Boston with the next available flight from there to Denver after 7PM.

Waiting all day in Boston, I probably would've hunkered down with a gigantic cup of coffee and a good book. Not Addie. She wisely checked her luggage and got transportation into Boston to see the sights. First on her what-I-want-to-see list was the Boston Museum of Science. As opportunity would have it, she happened upon a Snowflake Bentley exhibit. (Vermonters know "Snowflake Bentley," with a local museum in Jericho.) Nice for her to see, especially since she is teaching Snow and Science sessions in Keystone. Addie also paid a visit to the MIT Museum in Cambridge.

A boring day of travel became an extended day of vacation in Boston. I'd repeat the old adage, "when given lemons, make lemonade," but maybe "when it snows, make a snowman" may be more appropriate for this season. (Groan, groan...)

The airline upgraded her to a stretch seat. Another unexpected perk.

Happy to hear she had safe travels.