Monday, March 23 - We got up at 5:30 to be sure we weren't late, and left for the airport before 7. We ran into some traffic but still got to the airport by 8:30. But then we learned that our flight to New York was delayed due to a problem at the New York airport - we heard that a plane slipped off the runway (later we learned it was US Air flight 405.) We had already let our ride go and we needed to be on hand to be ready whenever the airplane could leave, so we waited in the airport until 6 pm. We received 2 lunch vouchers for meals, and bought a small crystal sculpture in one of the gift shops.
Eventually we arrived in New York around 7:30 (NY time), which was way too late for a connecting flight. TWA put us up in the Travel Lodge with a $20 dinner voucher, which was just enough for 2 sandwiches, chips and sodas. We went to bed just before 11:00 but it wasn't a restful night. So we got up at 3:30 am and caught the shuttle to the airport. Unfortunately nothing was open for breakfast, so we just waited until our flight left around 7 am. We arrived in St. Louis around 8:20 am (3,662 ff miles). Some of our luggage was badly torn, so we had to report the damage before we could leave the airport. It was a rough ending but it didn't take the shine off of our great trip!
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