Headed Home from Visiting Inlaws
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canyonwalkerSpring Family Visit Travelog #11
30,000' over West Virginia · Sun 5 Apr 2026. 4pm.
We're headed home from visiting my inlaws for the past week. We wrapped up the visit this morning with discussion about coming back out in May! Then it was time to hit the road.
BWI airport was just 90 minutes away by car. Traffic was overall like on this Easter Sunday though there were a few slow-downs when the rain fell heavily and for one traffic accident (likely caused by the former). We thought about stopping for lunch outside the airport but decided instead to go all the way to the airport and take our chances on food there.
At BWI we had plenty of time before our flight. We planned it that way. One thing I learned from years of business travel is not to cut it close on the schedule. It's better to plan time at the airport and how to make it relaxing or productive. In this case relaxation was fine. We took our time eating food court quality lunch. I had Subway, Hawk had a chicken quesadilla that was freshly made but served with a packet of Heinz salsa. I didn't even know Heinz made salsa! They probably only distribute it to airport food courts, because that's how good it is.
The airport was un-busy for a Sunday, likely again because of the holiday. And our flight home this afternoon has a lot of empty seats, too. I haven't had a flying experience this uncrowded since, I think, 2012. Oh, and...
Okay, so we're not landing yet. We're only as far as West Virginia, maybe eastern Kentucky, and I don't know if we'll land early. But we left on time, and that's still what it feels like!
Update: We did land 20 minutes early!
30,000' over West Virginia · Sun 5 Apr 2026. 4pm.
We're headed home from visiting my inlaws for the past week. We wrapped up the visit this morning with discussion about coming back out in May! Then it was time to hit the road.
BWI airport was just 90 minutes away by car. Traffic was overall like on this Easter Sunday though there were a few slow-downs when the rain fell heavily and for one traffic accident (likely caused by the former). We thought about stopping for lunch outside the airport but decided instead to go all the way to the airport and take our chances on food there.
At BWI we had plenty of time before our flight. We planned it that way. One thing I learned from years of business travel is not to cut it close on the schedule. It's better to plan time at the airport and how to make it relaxing or productive. In this case relaxation was fine. We took our time eating food court quality lunch. I had Subway, Hawk had a chicken quesadilla that was freshly made but served with a packet of Heinz salsa. I didn't even know Heinz made salsa! They probably only distribute it to airport food courts, because that's how good it is.
The airport was un-busy for a Sunday, likely again because of the holiday. And our flight home this afternoon has a lot of empty seats, too. I haven't had a flying experience this uncrowded since, I think, 2012. Oh, and...
Okay, so we're not landing yet. We're only as far as West Virginia, maybe eastern Kentucky, and I don't know if we'll land early. But we left on time, and that's still what it feels like!
Update: We did land 20 minutes early!
