Mallorca on the horizon


Mallorca on the horizon

Wow! After months of anticipation and planning, we’re finally going to Mallorca. As I’m writing this, Steve and I are at SFO with a long layover before we board our Swiss flight to Zurich. From there we take another Swiss flight to Palma, Majorca. We arrive about 5:00PM tomorrow. Lisa and Neil at with us at SFO. Jonathan will arrive about 35 minutes after us via San Jose and London. Mike will make it to Mallorca Friday afternoon.

I had not planned a seven-hour layover. Way back in October when I booked our flights, United had a 3:00ish flight out of SLO to SFO. Perfect timing. Enough time to grab some dinner before boarding the overnight flight. But, as with all things United, the flight was taken off the schedule back in January. So, we were rebooked on a flight that left at 1:00PM.
Now to be fair, we’ve not exactly forced to sit in the hard, cramped, and generally uncomfortable airport chairs while babies are two feet away screaming.  Because of my long history with United, we are enjoying the food and a couple adult beverages in the United/Star Alliance International Lounge. 

Yes, it’s a tough way to spend a layover, but someone must do it. After all, why let all those good adult beverages do to waste?

It’s good to finally have our trip underway. Anything left behind is history. We have the most important stuff – passports, helmets, jerseys, bibs, and bike. What else do we need?

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