Chocolate Lessons Learned

I spent the last two nights in DCA with a trip to the laundromat in between. Thursday afternoon I went to DCA with a mission to give airline crews chocolate, only for the venture to flop. I realized I didn't want to spook a crew member and lose access to the airport. Once I quit my Chocolate Fairy role, I was able to more thoroughly enjoy the airport and the ground operations outside. I had dinner at TGI Friday's, the Bacon Cheddar Sliders and a Guinness Stout Draft. I watched the US Airways ground crews prepare an EMB-175 for departure, and had a nice conversation with Elliott. I found a comfortable nook and slept... almost well. I think I need to raise my feet next time. I noticed others doing that. I woke up to find a 15 foot tall Eskimo's face looking at me through the terminal window.

Another unexpected adventure awaited me when I saw that @joelglick, who was making a cross country trip in his Piper Cherokee, announced on twitter that he would be landing at GAI in a couple hours. I was on my way to the laundromat from work, when I got the message and decided I must meet him. We both arrived at GAI within 10 minutes of each other. He was surprised to have anyone meet him, but welcomed the welcome party. I helped him cover his airplane to shield it from the hot sun, and invited him to the Airport Cafe and bought him a lemonade. In return, he showed me some card tricks that had me BAFFLED! One after another, he amazed me. Right before my eyes, cards were changing identities with a word or a tap. He told me about his adventure so far and the adventure to come and gave me a tour of his blog. What a fantastic tweet-up!