Waiting in Charlotte, NC hour after hour after hour for our next flight to Jacksonville, FL. What an adventure! Noah and I were extremely grateful that we were in the terminal and not sitting on a plane for hours, like some unfortunate passengers! While the airport remained closed due to storms, we had lunch, people-watched and played games. Never once did Noah complain OR play his DS! We were ecstatic when they finally announced boarding for our flight. Little did we know that although we were sitting on the plane it didn't mean we were leaving...sigh. We sat for almost another 1 1/2 hours waiting for fuel (um, slightly important) and food services. At long last, the plane finally moved from the gate and we were 8th for take-off; not bad considering the airport had been closed for HOURS! Upon landing roughly in FL, we stopped on the tarmac, waiting again as a recent lightning strike on the field had caused another delay. My parents were wonderful and waited the entire day in Jacksonville for our arrival. Once with them, we retrieved our soggy, damp luggage and began our 2 hour drive to Hilton Head. We arrived around 10pm--5 1/2 hours later than anticipated, but we were safe and happy! After watching the news, we learned that Charlotte had horrible flooding while we sat in the airport. Noah now likes to claim that we survived the Charlotte flood of 2011--oh good heavens!
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