Posts Tagged marathon

Virginia – Day 2

There’s great interest and enthusiasm around the city and suburbs about the election.  You expect to see posters and ads, but there are a huge number of people walking around wearing stickers, pins and t-shirts for candidates.  Even children are feeling ownership of the campaign.  This sign is up in a garden in Alexandria, just [...]

-.-. –.- . .. – Arrived in VA

For anyone who was paying attention, I’ve just arrived in Virginia. Just…  Both my flights were delayed.  DUB-AMS had to turn back from the runway in DUB after one of the cockpit radios failed, and AMS-IAD was late, buffeted by the worst turbulence I’ve ever encountered in a commercial jet (although I’ve flown in worse [...]