The First Step

Back in 2017 when we started our world cruise, as I entered the car to leave the house I remembered the adage, “The trip of a thousand miles begins with one step.” I cannot start a trip now without thinking about that proverb. Now it seems that I could revise that to say, “Most of our trips begin at the Charlotte Airport.” Last evening we had an excellent supper with our Hallman kin at the Open Kitchen before going to our hotel. Glenda was brilliant in getting us 4 Bojangles chicken sandwiches at non-airport prices from a normal store in Lexington on the way down to Charlotte. This morning at 4 am when all the food shops in the airport were closed, we at least had a chicken sandwich as an early breakfast. So we are through the easiest TSA pre-check I’ve ever had, waiting for our flight to board, ready for the adventure to begin.Read more