And He's Gone

Flight 667 to Baltimore
PBI
August 13, 2024

 We dropped Lucas off at PBI yesterday morning. Both Chris and I were able to get gate passes (even though we were told by the staff that they were allowed to provide only one gate pass) to stay with Luke until he boarded. 

We had to pass through the non-TSA-Pre line. Ugh! I had forgotten how long that line could be. We were in the line for over 20 minutes. Fortunately, we arrived about 90 minutes before his flight and we still had time to enjoy a lounge after passing through security. Although I am told the lounge, to which I have privileges, has been there three years I only noticed it yesterday. It was a very civilized way to wait in the airport away from the crowd. And yes, for those of you who have flown through the usually sleepy PBI airport, there were crowds yesterday. I think United, American and Southwest all had flights arriving and departing while we were there.

The concourse was, however, deserted, as we left after Luke had boarded. 

And so our time alone with Luke is over. We enjoyed his stay, but wish we had been able to do more. 

Now we are preparing for our own journey. 

-- Bob Doan, Tequesta, FL