Day 24 - I guess that's a wrap! We got up this morning to start making our way home. We had a Welcome Pickup waiting for us at 7:45 and he got us to the airport in no time. I did a little splurge and we are booked Business Class/First Class for our flights home. That made check in a breeze and we had access to the American lounge while we waited. Breakfast in the lounge was delicious! Before we knew it, it was time to board. Business class on the 777 is unbelievable. There was so much space, comfortable seats, and top notch service. I was actually wishing our time to New York was longer than 7 hours. I decided to not sleep so I could enjoy it all, which was a huge mistake (more on that later).
Once at JFK, we were off the plane quickly and through customs in no time. We had to claim our bags and then find a way to get to LaGuardia. This proved easy as there was a lady standing at the door yelling "Laguardia". For only $17 each, we were on our way. It was about an hour due to crazy traffic and I'm pretty sure we did not see the best parts of New York. Still, we got there, got our bags checked, and were sitting in the Admiral's Club with about 5 hours to kill to our flight. Or so we thought.
We were supposed to start boarding at 7:15pm. We were getting delayed over and over. It turns out there is a maximum temperature the plane can be inside to let passengers board. They could not get the temp down. By 9:30, they delayed our flight until the next morning because the flight crew was over on time. This started the line for accommodations. We stood in line for 2.5 hours to find out they were sending us to a hotel at JFK. So down to a shuttle to head back to JFK. Fortunately less traffic at this hour. We got to the hotel at 1:15am and I was ready for some sleep.
The alarm went off at 5am for us to head back to LaGuardia. Fortunately no delays this morning. We boarded at 8:10am and Austin was the first person on the plane. We had first class on the way home and it was amazing. Once in Dallas, we were off the plane and had our luggage quickly. It was wonderful to be home! Truly a trip we will never forget.
Once at JFK, we were off the plane quickly and through customs in no time. We had to claim our bags and then find a way to get to LaGuardia. This proved easy as there was a lady standing at the door yelling "Laguardia". For only $17 each, we were on our way. It was about an hour due to crazy traffic and I'm pretty sure we did not see the best parts of New York. Still, we got there, got our bags checked, and were sitting in the Admiral's Club with about 5 hours to kill to our flight. Or so we thought.
We were supposed to start boarding at 7:15pm. We were getting delayed over and over. It turns out there is a maximum temperature the plane can be inside to let passengers board. They could not get the temp down. By 9:30, they delayed our flight until the next morning because the flight crew was over on time. This started the line for accommodations. We stood in line for 2.5 hours to find out they were sending us to a hotel at JFK. So down to a shuttle to head back to JFK. Fortunately less traffic at this hour. We got to the hotel at 1:15am and I was ready for some sleep.
The alarm went off at 5am for us to head back to LaGuardia. Fortunately no delays this morning. We boarded at 8:10am and Austin was the first person on the plane. We had first class on the way home and it was amazing. Once in Dallas, we were off the plane and had our luggage quickly. It was wonderful to be home! Truly a trip we will never forget.
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