Day 1 (part 2)
We were making our way to the airport and that is when Phil's cell phone rang. It was Kathy (our trip organizer) frantic. She had missed her early morning flight and there was no flights that she was going to be able to get on until the following morning.
Again...God showed up. Not a single bit of worry or panic came over either of us. "No Problem," Phil said and we continued on our way.
We just so happened to be flying out of the same airport that Kathy was (another non-coincidence because we typically fly from a different airport). However, we were able to meet up with her and she gave us the necessary paperwork we would need when we touched down in Rapid City and we were on our way.
The day couldn't have been more perfect.
Our first flight was waiting for us at our gate when we arrived.
The flight to Denver was on time!
Phil had one last final moment of being upright.
And then it was time for him to "squeeze" into his spot on the plane. It was at that moment I realized why he doesn't really care for flying all that much. Planes really aren't made for people who are 6'5''.
Our next set of flights were just as uneventful.
Proof that I really did fly with Phil. (Please don't mind the HORRIBLE photo.)
Up, Up, Up above the clouds. There really is NOTHING like it.
We have ARRIVED!!!
This is the very first glimpse I had of South Dakota Landscape. Can you say BEAUTIFUL!? WOW! There is so much sky. I seriously could NOT get enough of it. I constantly found myself looking at the sky and the clouds and the way the sun was shining through the clouds and it was just breath taking!
Oopps.... I got away from what my journal was saying. I'm only inserting this blurb because I find it quite funny now that I am reading what I wrote. And now, I will begin to continue typing what my journal that day said.
My 1st thoughts:
WOW! How beautiful!! You literally can see for miles and miles and miles. I remember teasing Phil about how all of his pictures from last year were sky pictures. Now I know why! How can you NOT take pictures of the sky? (Obviously, that made quite an impression on me.)
My 2nd Observation:
There is NOTHING but fields of Angus beef and an occasional group of horses. That's it!
And the rays of sunshine reaching from the heavens down to the earth-- I have NEVER seen such glorious rays as I did today.
Towns are few and far between (and I thought we had nothing!) And directions to our cabin in Nebraska were as follows:
Turn Left at the gas station
Go NORTH 4 miles
Turn EAST 1 mile
NORTH 4 miles
WEST 1 mile
God was definitely with us because THEY ACTUALLY WORKED! No road names or numbers required. haha
We were greeted by Dave & Pat and their precious dog Mia. (The owners of the cabin.) I felt like I have known them for years.
We unloaded the car just in time to get it parked in a fall out shelter to keep it safe from the hail. (I named it the bomb shelter pictures to follow in tomorrows post.)
And then the wind came & rain & lightening & you betcha HAIL!
The locals searched for wildfires as Phil and I drifted off to sleep. I was exhausted and couldn't keep my eyes open at 8:50pm (local time.) Then I realized it was 10:50pm back home. And I had been up since 4:00am back home time. No wonder I was able to sleep through the heavy winds & rain.
And that concludes our 1st day of our trip.
~Misti~
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