The Road Home

Our trip home from Indiana was not without some difficulty. We had an early morning flight out of Chicago, so we were up at 2:30 a.m. to make the drive. We returned the rental car, took a transport bus to the airport and checked in for our flight. Fortunately, we were not rushed and had plenty of time to eat breakfast as we waited to board. 

The flight out was non-stop, but the return required one stop. What I'm finding each time we fly is that no matter how short the trip, we have to take two flights either on the way or the way back to get the best price. This was the first time our stop was in Philly. The timing for the schedule was perfect. 

We had just enough time to deplane and walk to the other gate before the scheduled time for boarding the second flight. The hitch...the A/C wasn't working on the plane. Mechanics were trying to fix it so we could proceed without too much delay, but they found the problem to be more extensive.

After almost an hour of waiting, we were sent to another gate to board another plane. The flight was very short. About as soon as the plane leveled off at altitude, we began descending for our landing. 

Fortunately, even with the delay, we found ourselves leaving the airport in our car by noon. We made a quick stop for some pit beef, where I took this picture of Matt: 

If you don't know what pit beef is, Matt described it as "what Arby's tries to do." It's a heavily loaded thinly sliced roast beef sandwich. Although the sandwich does resemble Arby's Roast Beef...the difference...the beef isn't processed and the slices are thicker. :)

Since we were out of sweet tea at home and hadn't had any since the middle of last week, it was a welcome relief to see the Pit Beef stand offered Freshly Brewed Sweet Tea. We each got a mammoth cup full (that did not disappoint) and I made a mental note of all the menu options I hope to partake of in the future at this establishment (it is conveniently located 3 minutes from our house :).

I'm looking forward to the next time...