Well,
the day had finally arrived! It
started out with a 4:15am arrival to the airport. Some of us arrived well rested, and others only having an
hour or two of sleep the night before.
The bags were all checked, and all were within in the 50lbs limit,
except Miss Poore’s bag that weighed 70lbs! Miraculously though, the man
checking our luggage did not say anything about it being over-weight, and let
it go through without an extra charge.
So, we headed for the plane!
From
Tulsa we flew to Atlanta. We had
about a 3-hour layover there before heading to the JFK International Airport in
NYC. At this airport we had a
6-hour layover. We were able to
find a nice food court area with a beautiful view of the planes taking off and
landing on the runway, and the ocean right behind it. While we waited for our plane everyone was able to find
something to eat, and we enjoyed some delicious cup cakes that Dr. Catt’s had
brought along as a surprise for us.
We passed the rest of the time watching the airplanes take off and land,
playing cards, exploring the shops at the airport, and talking.
Finally,
it was time to board our final plane, and head for Accra Ghana! We boarded at 9:05pm, and were soon up
in the air and headed for our destination. I learned several things on that 10-hour flight to Ghana
that I had not known before.
- You get to know your airplane neighbors VERY well on long overnight flights.
- On an airplane, strong smells can become even stronger!
- They are continually bringing you food and drinks throughout the flight.
- And you should always pray for quiet and happy babies that sleep through the whole night without crying. (We forgot that part!)
Altogether, we
had 26 hours of travel time.
However, when we landed in Accra everyone was wide-awake, and ready to
being our adventure in Ghana!
Abby Randall
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