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Flying to and from the U.P. in late September.

Sunday afternoon in Anchorage with a light rain falling still, it’s been falling all day with a gentle persistence. Louise is in Detroit trying to get a flight to Seattle as she just missed her connection by 5 minutes. The doors were closed and that’s that in the airline industry. Her trip to Curtis MI this weekend has been fraught with setbacks. She’s persistent if nothing else yet as expected she ready to be home and eat something other than fried foods with plastic dinnerware. The Midwest Sled Dog Symposium that Ed and Tasha Stielstra host every September is a great event and one Louise has been attending for years. She’s presented there and hosted a booth and made many friends over the years. However, our move to Alaska has added to the challenge of getting there. This year may be one for the records. Perhaps the only leg that has been free from set back was the first and longest one from Anchorage to Minneapolis. Then, rain delayed her flight to Detroit and that led to an overnight and a different flight to that got diverted from Marquette to Escanaba, MI where she spent another unexpected chunk of time until she finally made it to Curtis.

Now, coming back the plane in Marquette, her starting point on her return home to Anchorage was delayed because it struck a bird coming into Marquette and needed to be checked out and cleared ro fly. That hour was the difference between her making her connection in Detroit and missing it. One snafu on a trip is no fun but understandable. This has been a trip to Snafu City.

Hang in there my love. You will make it home and I’ll have a dinner made for you when or shortly after you arrive. You’re a remarkable person Louise.

Oh, and Mini will slather you with kisses. She can’t wait.

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