Thursday, June 28, 2007

3 out of 5 are home with 0 pieces of luggage

Mom, Dad, and I arrived in Philadelphia last night around 8pm. Unfortunately our luggage did not. Our plane from Nice to London was delayed and then stuck in a holding pattern while a gas leak at Heathrow was being taken care of. We were lucky to land there instead of being diverted to another airport. However, while we made our connecting flight to Philly, the luggage is still in transit. We made our report and should get it back in 24-72 hours. The nice thing about it is that we now don't have to figure out a way to transport our bikes back to Lancaster. Woo hoo!

Our last two days in Nice were good. Jonathan, Dad, and I did two rides around the area in the Maritime Alps and had wonderful views of the Mediterranean Sea. I don't recommend riding in Nice however. The traffic is horrendous and not biker friendly at all. On the second day of riding, we took a train out of the city and then started on a ride that included the Col de Madone and the Col de Eze. That ride was less stressful until we had to ride back to into the city. I have no desire to ride in that kind of traffic ever again.

Jonathan and Jessica return on Friday night and hopefully they have more luck with their luggage than we did.

Thanks for checking out our blog and reading about trip. We had a blast. Look for another post with some final pictures and cycling stats.

--Erin

4 comments:

Rachel said...

I thoroughly enjoyed reading you blog while we were all abroad! It's such great technology (Grandma even agrees!) and It;'s great you are home safe! I din't know when you guys returned and it's great you are back when I get home so we can all get together!! I love you and miss you!

deb said...

Planning an exotic foreign vacation with family ... $1000s

Hosting a blog and posting photos and stories about your adventures while en route ... 50 euros

Reading the adventures and daydreaming from the comfort of your office ... priceless

hontz4 said...

We enjoyed keeping tabs on you and seeing your pictures. Very glad that you are home safe and full of memories.

Unknown said...

I just got my postcard from Italia!! I felt so special and extremely jealous at the same time. So glad you had a great trip!