Delayed ...Wait

15 hours of "travel" and 4.5 hours of actual flying....and we are only in Washington D.C. I knew when we set out this morning at 5am that today would be an adventure. This day is surely living up to my expectations. We are on a roll...delay...wait...hope. That is the tenor of this frist day of Ukraine Mission Trip 2010. We are 2 of 4 flights in. The big one is next. We thought ash might keep us on the ground. It is plausible that ash was the original reason for our delay out of Dulles. But our plane was struck by lighening on its way into Dulles. So we wait while it is being checked over for any needed repairs. The flight attendants said over the loud speaker they hope to have us on our way by mid-night. But at the desk they say that they really have no idea when we'll be ready to go. So we are waiting. We are waiting with hope. We hope to leave sometime before this day turns into tomorrow. We hope to get to our destination...eventually. Even if we don't I get the feeling that this group is going to make the most of it. The students are having a good time...movies, cards, reading and laughing is what we are up to. I'll be ready for a nap on the plane. And lucky for us it is will likely be bed time when we eventually board the plane...that would be nice. We are now certain that we'll miss our connection in Munich which means that tomorrow is going to be filled with delay, wait and hope too.

And just as I'm finishing this post we got word that we are boarding in 15 minutes. Celebrate...2 hours before they expected! Fly, fly, fly....