Getting closer . . .

Betsy,Mary Ann, Helen & I flew out of Shreveport with beautiful weather on Sunday. We got to Memphis and everything was going great until they announced a 2-hour delay for our flight to Newark, NJ. Newark and the NE were hit with hurricane-force winds, knocking out power to hundreds of thousands and causing all kinds of delays and cancellations at the airports in the NYC area. We sat dejectedly at the gate in Memphis thinking about our projected 1:00 a.m. arrival into Newark. However, things quickly turned around and our departure time was moved up until all of a sudden they announced we were ready to depart at 7:30! YEA!! Arrived safely in Newark, got a cab to the hotel, and now we are in the lobby of the hotel waiting for our tour group to gather. We will leave here at 10:00 a.m. for the airport and a 3-hour security check-in. We are flying El Al Airlines, the Israeli airline, probably the safest in the world but renown for their intense and complete security procedures. Flight today leaves at 2:30 p.m. EDT and will arrive in Tel Aviv at 6:55 a.m. Tuesday, Israeli time, about 11 hours flight time.

Will post as I can but hope you have a great day. Thanks for checking in!