Yet another eventful day of 15 hours in transit. I jumped on the LIRR in Montauk around 11a today, and made it to JFK by 230p. By the time I got to the airport, dark grey clouds were moving in rather quickly, as I waited for my 6p flight. I got on the plane at 530 and started watching the news on the back of the headrest in front of me. Sure enough, with my bad luck, there was a tornado warning in Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Staten Island, heading right into Queens. I was hoping we’d take off just before the weather reached us. No such luck. Ten minutes before takeoff, the winds picked up and it was raining horizontal. The plane started rocking from the wind, and I may have even heard some hail. I seriously thought the plane was going to blow over and right into the airport. The footage I was seeing on the news was actually pretty scary for Manhattan. It looked like a tornado was seriously going to drop down at any minute and wipe out the city. I snapped this picture of the clouds over midtown on the news after the rain let up.
Long story short, we sat on the runway for 2 hours before taking off for our 6 hour flight. Let’s just say I’m glad I had a window seat with no one next to me again. Thankfully it was a fast moving storm though, and we were able to get out of JFK to make it to San Diego by 11. The guy sitting next to me told me that since the San Diego airport is so close to the city, there is an 11p curfew for planes.
It was a bit hazy landing in San Diego, but I was able to see the city out of the airplane window, and it was definitely a lot closer to the city than most airports I’ve seen. Not the best picture, but you get the drift.
But I’m here, safe and sound, and I’m digging the comfy leather couch at JJ & Sam’s that I’ll be crashing on until I leave for LA Sunday afternoon. Since I’ve been flying coast to coast so much and sleeping whenever I get a chance, my body has absolutely no concept of time or what day it is. Time to watch Zack and Miri and get some sleep before exploring San Diego tomorrow!