This is the second time in less than 10 days I've been here in Naples Florida. First time I drove it but this round, I flew instead. First time in 33 years I've been on a plane of any kind! To say the flight was easy...well..you be the judge of that from my 'journal' below, but now I know I can fly again if I need or want to.
We all can do more than we think we can, all we have to do is kick the anxiety/depression out the door and go for it. My life, in the past 10 days has changed so much that I'm having a little trouble keeping up with the changes but for the most part they are all good ones.
I have found out that the people up north, in Indiana, are having a hard time accepting who the 'new' David is and even a harder time dealing with it, but that's their problem, not mine..either they accept or they don't - their choice.
Ok, here is the 'journal' I kept on my flight down here...beware! Just Kidding!
Part 2 – Journey South Again – by Air
Jan 24 2008: Arrived at Cincinnati Airport – 7:30 AM
Jan 24 2008: With the help of the ladies at the Delta Ticket Counter was able to get a direct flight to Southwest Regional Airport in Ft Myers Florida – changed flights.
Jan 24 2008: Security 8:30 AM
Jan 24: Boarded plane 9:15 AM
Jan 24: Take off: 9:46 AM A little shaky on take off, in fact my stomach will take the next flight out…but still here!
Jan 24: 10:06 am - Leveled off at 33000 feet at 446 kts over Lexington Ky, nothing like asking the stewardess how high you are.
. A little problem with my ears on takeoff – bad cold still with me. But ok – different! Jan 24: 10:20 AM – “The Smoky Mountains ladies and gentleman are on your left” (great I’m on the right side but “Hey Lynn” I know your on the other side of those clouds)
Jan 24: 10:22 am – Hello Knoxville TN! Hey sis…look up!
Jan 24: 10:40 am – Note to self…do not fly into Atlanta – looks like a beehive of planes up here with us! Btw, hello Atlanta. (A lady sitting next to me was keeping an eye on me and kept asking if I was ok...yes this is my first trip on a plane to anywhere for a long time and no I’m not feeling air sick..yet…now let’s change the subject…please?
Jan 24: 10:50 am – Ok stewardess did you have to say ‘possible choppy weather” ahead? This is not a boat and I’m not at sea…I’m in a plane, hopefully in the air – choppy to me = water/waves not air!)
Jan 24: 11:00 am – that was interesting, so, how far down did we go in that little maneuver? Choppy sure…try the bottom just fell out of the plane! Contact Tallahasee, I think my head landed over there!
Jan 24: 11:15 am – Wow…check out the Gulf of Mexico…UNDER me, running the coastline now and the thunderheads west of me. 25000 feet.
Jan 24: 11:35 am – approaching Tampa Florida from the gulf side….to cloudy to see much though I can see the gulf of mexico once in awhile…she said land ahead….good, let’s stay above it just a little longer.
Jan 24: 11:38 am – Fasten your seatbelts ladies and gentlemen, we are preparing to land in Ft Myers Florida…(here go the ears...)
Jan 24: 11:44 am – pain in right ear…still on decent.
Jan 24: 11:50 am – Touchdown! Bristol the eagle has landed…we are taxing to the terminal now.
Trip time: 2 hrs 4 minutes – Cincinnati OH to SW Regional Airport, Ft Myers FL
Problem with ears on decent especially, right ear blocked but has opened up now that we are on the ground – too much of a cold to really do this but I have made it. Going to stay in Florida till this cold is gone!
12:05 pm - Will call Lynn as soon as I get done kissing the ground.
*Note: Lynn = MsPiP and a close friend from here)
, however, he didn't out talk me. LOL..It wasn't until we were shuttling that he opened up to me and said that he was "anxious" about the flight, GO FIGURE!!! anyways, congratulations!!!