Free Bird's Adventures

Sunday, January 12, 2020

2002-2019, Trolley, Strolls and Walking Tours

2002 June 3, Henry Pigeon Key Trolley Express Marathon, FL
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMiuKeKbIr8

2002 June 4, Old Town Trolley Tour, Key West, FL

2004 May 25, Backlot Tour Disney MGM

2006 July 9, Scenic Boat Tour, Winter Park, FL

2009 Walking strolls, tours, and trolley Rides

2009 June 6, Walking tour Wood Ave. Florence, AL Lee Freeman
2009 June 13, Walking Tour Seminary St, Florence, AL with Billy Warren
The North Court Street and Seminary Street Tour will feature Rogers Hall, Coby Hall, the Governor O'Neal Home, Connor Place, Wakefield, the Robert Dean Martin Home, the Medical Arts Building, Pope's Tavern, two Sears & Roebuck houses, and many other homes.
2009 June 20, Walking Tour, Florence Cemetery, AL.With Harry Wallace

2009 June 27, Forks of Cypress Walking Tour, Florence, AL, Harry Wallace
The Forks of Cypress Plantation was one of the oldest Antebellum mansions in Alabama. It was built in 1822 by James Jackson, one of the first settlers in Lauderdale County and a friend of Andrew Jackson.

2009 September 7, Walking Tour with Outlaw Tom Clark, Florence, AL, with Lee Freeman
2009 October 18, Maple Hill Cemetery Stroll, Huntsville, AL
Volunteers have carefully researched, remembered, and shared the lives of over 65 notable individuals buried in Maple Hill. Five governors and soldiers from every war will be remembered, as well as outstanding citizens and individuals of note who shaped Huntsville's future.

2009 October 25, Ghost Walking Tour, Florence, A, L Deborah Glass
2009 Nov 7, Hiking in the Dismals, Red Bay, AL

2009 December 17, Calvary Fellowship Church Walking Tour, Florence, AL

2009 December 17, Wood Avenue Church of Christ Walking Tour, Florence, AL

2009 Dec 17, First Presbyterian Church Walking Tour, Florence, AL

2009 Dec 17, First United Methodist Church Walking Tour, Florence, AL

2009 December 17, Trinity Episcopal Church Walking Tour, Florence, AL

2009 December 6, Christmas, Mooresville, AL, Walking Tour with w/Madison, Marcus

2010

2010 March 22, Walnut Street Walking Tour, Florence, AL, Billy Warren. The boasts tree-lined sidewalks, diverse architecture, and elegant homes.

2010 May 10, Maple Hill Cemetery Stroll, Huntsville, AL

Favorite characters Tallulah Bankhead and Mollie Teal drew their typical large crowds as Bankhead, the legendary actress, visited her mother's grave, and Teal, a madam whose establishment became the first Huntsville Hospital, discussed her life.

Volunteer Jan Dorning also drew a large crowd, including Elizabeth Dale Gibbons, Flanagan, Jeffries, High Brown Routt, known as the "Black Widow of Hazel Green." Her second of six husbands is buried in the cemetery.

2010 June 5, Walking Tour of Homes, Huntsville, AL

2010 June 12, Delano Walking Tour, Decatur, AL

2010 August 12, Historic Edenton, N.C. Trolley Tours

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6VUyh8bypwA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EkDGLI6aYnM

2010 October 10, Maple Cemetery Stroll HUNTSVILLE, AL

2012

2012 September 13, Freedom Trail Guided Tour, Boston, MA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pdJx_nMi5XM

2013

2013 April 6, Walking Tour, Tuscumbia, AL

2013 April 13, Walking Tour Homes and Earth Day, Sheffield, AL, Jimmy Austin

2013 April 20, Walking Tour, Walnut Street, Florence, AL, Billy Warren

2013 October 13, Maple Hill Cemetery stroll, Huntsville, AL

Highlights from the Maple Hill Cemetery Stroll presented by the Huntsville Pilgrimage Association and the City of Huntsville. This year's highlighted characters are Maria Howar, Weeded Col.OL Daniel R. Hundley, Thomas Freeman, Sheriff Stephen Neal, Susan Bradley Johnson, and Mammy Chapman. Portrayers include J.W. Kennedy, Jon Stieglitz, Claire Aiello, Dr. Patricia Sims, Linda Wright Riley, and James Henley. The Stroll is the HPA's effort to restore the headstones, monuments, and memories of the historic Maple Hill Cemetery.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_EiU-xQlRE

2013 October 19, Walking Tour, Rogersville, AL

2013 November 16, Walking Tour Civil War Florence, AL (Lee Freeman)

2013 December 18, Callaway Gardens Trolley Tour, Pine Mountain, Ga

2014

2014 April 5, Walking Tour of North Montgomery, Sheffield, AL: Homes of Prominent People of Sheffield. Jimmy Austin

2014 July 20, Walking Tour Lovecraft College Hill, Providence, RI

2014 November 15, Footsteps of the Blue & Gray Walking Tour, Florence, AL (Lee Freeman)

2015

2015 April 11, Walking Tour Tuscumbia & Car Show, AL

2015 April 18, Walking Tour: Major Samuel Jones, Tuscumbia & Civil War

Trolley Tour Florence, AL

2015 April 25, Walking Tour, Tuscumbia Oakwood Cemetery, AL

2015 May 9, Trolley Tour Fame, Music Hall of Fame, 3614 Swamper (Judy Hood)

2015 June 27, Tuscumbia Tour & Music Church of Helen Keller

2015 November 28, Trolley Tour, Biloxi, MS

2016

2016 April 9, Historic Downtown Square Walking Tour, Athens, AL

2016 April 16, Walking Tour UNA Campus, Florence, A. L. Thomas Hale

The Historic University of North Alabama campus tour will feature iconic buildings such as Wesleyan Hall, which pre-dates the Civil War, and the Memorial Amphitheater, a memorial to UNA students who served in the military during the war. A tour of UNA's campus would not be complete without stopping by to see the impressive habitat of the university's lion mascots. The tour will be led by Thomas Hale.

2016 April 23, Historic Home TROLLEY To, ur South Pittsburg, TN (Cornbread festival)

2016 April 17, Historic Athens Cemetery Stroll, Athens, AL. The event is presented by Athens-Limestone County Tourism, the Order of the Confederate Rose, and the Sons of the Confederate Veterans.

2016 June 25, Walking Tour Tuscumbia & Church

2016 July 23, Up From Slavery Trolley Tour with Lee Freeman

This educational and entertaining tour will include stops at historically African American churches, schools, and local businesses.

2017

2017 April 1, Historic Beauty District Walking Tour, Athens, AL, with Billy Ward

2017 April 8, Historic Houston District Walking Tour, Athens, AL

2017 April 15, Church Walking Tour, Decatur, AL, with Phil Wirey

2017 April 22, Larimore House, Florence, AL, Walking Tour with Billy Warren

2017 April 23, Athens City Cemetery Stroll, Athens, AL. The event is presented by Athens-Limestone County Tourism, the Order of the Confederate Rose, and the Sons of the Confederate Veterans.

Many local, well-known faces will participate in the storytelling during the day's event, including Billy Ward, Dr. Robert Glenn, Karen Middleton, Rebekah Davis, Deborah Kohlase, Glenn Hall, Peggy Allen Towns, Frank Travis, and many more. Citizens throughout North Alabama have answered the call to bring Limestone County's history to life.

2017 April 29, Historic Bank Street, Decatur, AL

2017 December 10, Bethlehem Walk, Mable Hill Baptist Church, Ardmore, AL

Children and adults will enjoy the live menagerie of animals, and all ages will appreciate the story told by actors who clad themselves in robes, headdresses, armor, and leather, pausing to tell the tale to travelers.

2018

2018 April 7, Wilson Park, Federal Courtroom, Kennedy-Douglas Walking Tour, Florence, AL, Billy Warren

2018 April 21, Decatur Veterans Dedication at Train Depot, Decatur, AL

2018 April 28, Walking Tour, Athens State University Library, Delmore Museum, and Founders Hall, Athens, AL

2018 August 7, Trolley Tour, Little Rock, Arkansas

2028 November 3, Fork of Cypress Tour with Harry Wallace

2018 November 4, Athens City Cemetery Stroll, Athens, AL

2019

2019 April 6, Sheffield, AL: Walking Tour of Historic Homes with Jimmy Austin. The free tour begins at 10:00 A.M. at Sheffield City Hall, 600 N. Montgomery Ave. The 2-hour tour will focus on historic homes along Montgomery Ave.

2019 April 27, Historic Downtown Walking Tour, Sheffield, AL, Jimmy Austin. The free tour begins at 10:00 A.M. at Sheffield City Hall, located at 600 N. Montgomery Ave. It will last two hours and focus on historic commercial buildings along Montgomery Avenue.

2019 May 23, Trolley Tour Faith of our Fathers Churches, Tuscumbia, AL

2019 May 25, Music Trolley Tour Sheffield with Colbert Tourism "We Rock the World" Muscle Shoals Sound, Cypress Moon, & Earl Montgomery Museum (Colbert Tourism)

2019 October 19, Finding Huntsville, AL Walking Tour with Carol Cordori

2021

2021 April 3, Florence, AL Cemetery Walking Tour with Harry Wallace

The tour of the Florence City Cemetery, established in 1818, features many unique headstones and famous grave sites among the rolling hills and towering trees. Florence City Cemetery contains graves from early settlers, two former governors in the O'Neal family, and other prominent community leaders and families.

2021 April 10, Sheffield, AL, Downtown Walking Tour, Jimmy Austin

The April 10 and 24 tours will focus on businesses along Montgomery Avenue south of City Hall.

2021 April 17, Mooresville, Alabama, Walking Tour with Shirley or Susan. Mooresville is the oldest town in Alabama, and its post office is the oldest still in operation. Participants can tour the six streets of homes and see the famous 1818 Farm. The entire 1-square-mile town of Mooresville is on the National Register of Historic Registry.

2021 April 24, Donnell House, Athens, Alabama Tour Built in 1845, it served as the headquarters for Union Colonel Ivan Turchin during the infamous Sack of Athens in 1862, guide Alice Tiller

2021 May 31, Wildflower Hike Joe Wheeler with Sam Woodford JWSP

2021 September 16, Paw Paw Patch Hike Joe Wheeler, JWSP Sam Woodford

2021 October 15, Mushroom Hike Joe Wheeler JWSP Sam Woodford

2022
2022 Jan 15, First Day Hike Joe Wheeler Multi-Use Trail JWSP Sam Woodford
2022 February 19, Multi-Purpose Hike Joe Wheeler JWSP Sam Woodford

2022 April 9, Moulton, Alabama Walking Tour (Marvin Jackson, Nita Marlboro led the discussion at Rosenwald School, Lela Reeves at Freeman Tabernacle, Louise Jackson at Byler Road Church of Christ, and Carolyn Fletcher guided the tour to Smith Chapel)

2022 April 16, Decatur, AL Cemetery Walking Tour with Phil Wirey
Oakwood Cemetery, locally known as the Decatur City Cemetery, has served as the final resting place of Decatur's culture and history since 1855. The approximately fifty-acre burial ground, founded by the Calvin Brown family and the final resting place of five generations of Decatur residents, is the final home of many of Decatur's most prominent and engaging citizens. There are more than two dozen notable burials in the cemetery. The tour begins at the chapel in the cemetery, located at 1001 Wilson St. NW.

2022 April 23, Madison, AL Historic District Walking Tour with Gerald Clark
2022 April 30, UNA Walking Tour with Billy Warren, FLORENCE, AL
UNA Campus: The tour will begin in front of the Harrison Plaza Fountain and be led by Billy Warren, City Historian, at 10:00 A.M.The
The Historic University of North Alabama campus tour will feature iconic buildings such as Wesleyan Hall, which pre-dates the Civil War, and the Memorial Amphitheater, a memorial to UNA students who served in the military during the war.

2022 April 30, Town Creek, Alabama, Walking Tour
2022 May 21, Champion Hiking Trail, Joe Wheeler JWSP, Sam Woodford
2022 June 11, Walnut Street Architecture Walking Tour with BILLY WARREN FLORENCE, AL
2022 September 24, Paw Paw Patch Hike JWSP Sam Woodford
2022 October 24, Hiking JWSP Sam Woodford
2022 October 30, UNA Class of History Tours of Maple, Cypress Hills, and Woodland Homes WITH HARRY WALLACE FLORENCE, AL

2023
2023 15, 2023, Cullman, CullmanA, L Walking Tour (Our tour guide was Ben Johnson South, a descendant of Creek Indians).

2023 April 29, Decatur, AL Garden Tour, and Historic Homes Tour led by Historic Decatur Association (The tour begins at Westminster Presbyterian Church, located at 801 Jackson St, SE. )

2023 October 22, Historic Trolley Tours, Sheffield, AL, Jimmy Austin
2023 NOV 4, ALL SAINTS WALKING TOUR FLORENCE, AL with Lee Freeman
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9F66rDwjCE

2024
2024 APR 6, WALKING TOUR TWICKENHAM HUNTSVILLE, AL, led by Denise Swain
2023 April 20, Courtland Walking Tour, Courtland, AL
2024 October 13, Walking tour, Charlottetown, PEI, Canada

2025 WALKING & TROLLEY TOURS

2025 Walking & Trolly Tours

2025 January 22, Aruba Walking & Tasting Tour in Aruba

2025 March 9, Historical Tour Stops by Ricky Butch Walker Indian

2025 April 5, The Walking Tour of Tuscumbia concluded at the First Presbyterian Church of Tuscumbia. With Ron Hudson

2025 April 12, Train Walking Tour with John McWilliams
2025 April 19, Walking tour of Stage Coach Tavern Cabin and William Winston Home, Tuscumbia, AL. With Lorie Johnson

Flying Experiences

I walked at a brisk pace from , took the elevator to ground level, and took the to Gate B.

I began climbing up the escalator steps, but about halfway up, I stopped. I was gasping for breath, and I let the escalator take me the rest of the way up.

Once I reached the top, I found myself among several restaurants and shops.

I started walking briskly toward Gate 34B, beginning with Gate 20.

My mouth became dry; it felt like I had swallowed a large ball of cotton.

I continued my journey to Gate 34B after stopping at the water fountain.

I checked in and was followed by a young man panting profoundly.

We both boarded , and the question everyone had on their faces was

What Happened? Why are you so late?

The flight was waiting for an older couple who were walking like turtles.

Two women were sitting in my section, so I took my seat, 34C, next to the window. The two women had just disembarked from a cruise and were heading home.

We struck up a conversation, and the woman next to me said she didn't know her father was blind until she was sixteen.

She said my father could do everything: he made furniture and could work on cars.

She said that once a salesman came by to talk to my father, and the man told my brother, "Your father does not like me."

He said I held out my hand for him to shake several times, but he never responded. Then my brother said, My father is blind.

I had made a connection with this woman, but never knew her name.

When we got off the airplane, we hugged each other and said goodbye, knowing we would never meet again.

The couple in front of me said they were going to for a Medical conference. I told them that I was going to . When they exited the airplane, they said Enjoy your trip.

All the luggage with wheels had to be stored below on the plane, so when we landed, my cousin and I had to collect our luggage from the cart.

We boarded the plane, and I was struggling with the handle on my suitcase as we began climbing the two flights of stairs. Somehow, I lost control of my suitcase, and it started its descent back down the stairs, only to be caught by the man who had been talking to my cousin on the plane. He had told my cousin that he was a pilot and was headed to Atlanta. He said that for the next seven days, he would be making short trips, and soon, he would be taking trips from Atlanta to Europe.

I thanked the pilot, and we started looking for our next stop, .

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We took the escalator downstairs to the Tram.

Embarked on the Tram and walked across a couple of slow-moving conveyors. I saw this beautiful art display of , took out my camera, and started taking pictures. I didn't realize there were so many statues.

My cousin took my luggage along with her so I could take pictures.

I became so obsessed with taking pictures that we walked right past the escalator we needed to take to our gate.

My cousin fell onto her knees as we entered the Tram.

She said someone stopped in front of her as she entered the Tram, causing her to fall to the ground.

A man offered to help her up, but she said she was okay, and I just stood there dazed.

I was not holding on when the Tram began, and a man put his arm around my waist to keep me from falling.

We exited the Tram and went up the escalators to Gate T, where we settled down to eat.

Hubby had stopped at and bought us some sausage, egg biscuits, Bacon, and cheese biscuits.

We bought a bottled drink at the airport.

We were served pretzels and drinks once we were airborne and the seatbelt sign had been turned off.

For lunch, we had peanut butter and jelly and chicken salad sandwiches.

I took out my camera and started taking pictures, capturing over 200 during the flight.

We flew from , toward , toward , toward , through , Withcfalls, Okay, Albuquerque, NM, Flagstaff, AZ, Boulder City, Nevada, (where we saw the and the ) and the snow-capped (what was left of the snow). We flew near . The area that followed along into the .

It was neat looking at the land from the airplane and seeing how the view changed from state to state. In Arizona, you can see the mountainous, sandy desert; in New Mexico, the circles and squares of the land; and, upon landing in LA, the monopoly of houses that cover the land. In some areas, you could see lots of clouds floating and their shadows on the ground below.

We landed at , collected our luggage, and walked outside to catch the .

I boarded the airplane.

To my left was a student who was flying to Birmingham.

We talked for a few minutes, and she started using her iPhone.

To my right sat a man who was on a business trip to .

As we looked toward the sky, this incredible view came into sight.

It was a cluster of clouds with the jet's outline.

I said that would make a great picture, but I did not have my camera handy.

The man was a former military personnel who lived in and enjoyed traveling and taking pictures.

I went through security without any problems and walked to the gate and the waiting area.

I sat down, and a lovely woman named Eunice said, 'The strap on your dress is showing. Come over here, and I will fix it.'

We started talking, and I moved closer to hear her.

She said she was a traveling minister.

We talked about religion and politics.

She was in a wheelchair and needed assistance boarding the airplane.

I saw her again when she boarded the plane. She sat in the first-class section.

I said goodbye when she left the plane, wished her good luck, and told her I would not see her again.

I walked toward my gate and loading area for , departing from Charlotte Douglas (CLT) to at 9:55 A.M. and arriving at 10:29 A.M.

I purchased a Coke and a bag of chips because I hadn't eaten anything and was getting hungry.

I boarded the jet and sat in the window seat 10A, and a young man sat on the aisle seat next to me.

We started talking, and he said he was from . He was a BA for in this area.

I said Hubby was an electrician and a member of in .

He was traveling to Nashville for a district meeting on healthcare for Electricians. We discussed the union and healthcare.

When the plane landed, we said goodbye, and I called Hubby.

Once the jet was airborne and the seatbelt sign had been turned off, the man sitting in the aisle seat took out his computer and handed me my camera bag. It was a beautiful day, and as we neared Maryland, I started snapping pictures of the area below.

We were served drinks and peanuts on the flight. When we arrived in Maryland, everyone got off the plane except those going to . There were seventeen people, including one woman in a wheelchair.

Our flight was to be a One-stop flight with no plane change; that was the schedule.

We were instructed to disembark from the flight and proceed to gate B.

We were the first to board the flight. I sat in the front aisle seat.

Next to the window was a man from , who was visiting his son in Hartford, Connecticut.

He said he had four children, and his wife was short, about 5'1 "tall, and full of energy, and that I reminded him of her.

Traveling from Orlando to Birmingham

We checked in with .

They said that the plane was scheduled to leave at 5:10, and it was 4:45 P.M.

They went ahead and checked our bags and Meadows's wheelchair.

We walked through security, and I passed through without incident.

Security went off when Lora walked through; she had to walk through again.

Lora had a roll of quarters inside her purse.

Marcus's bag had two snow globes that were not allowed on the plane, and Madison had a tub of mud that was not allowed on the plane.

We still had to take the Tram over to load onto the airplane.

Lora and a security guard walked over to SeaWorld's gift shop.

There, they wrapped the snow globes and had them shipped to her house.

I went ballistic because I thought we were going to miss our plane.

I called my husband and said I think we're going to miss our flight.

Finally, Lora and the kids come walking through, and we rush to the airplane.

They were calling our names for the last boarding.

We took off running. I was pushing Meadow, running as fast as I could.

We made it, and I let out a thank you

We got on the plane, and Lora fastened the car seat.

I was so flustered that I needed help fastening my seatbelt

By this time, we were taking off down the runway.

The plane was in the air.

We were given pretzels and sodas as a snack.

It took us about an hour to get to .

We went to baggage claim and retrieved our luggage.

to Atlanta

We walked to the waiting area after checking in. We boarded the plane and were getting hungry because the flight attendant was late serving lunch.

Amelia and I ate the cookies and chips we brought.

We watched some TV, a movie, and read a book. Before we knew it, we were home in the good old USA.

We had a good flight home.

The ground was covered with rain and fog when the pilots landed at the .

We went through customs down the escalator and were greeted by guard dogs waiting there to sniff for drugs.

Our luggage was placed on the scanner to make sure that we were not bringing drugs into the country.

Amelia was wearing a metal hair bow, and it triggered the scanner as she walked through the security checkpoint.

Amelia was taken to the side, and security wanded her.

Soon, we will be on our flight to .

We boarded the plane at 7:45 A.M. from and headed to .

I sat in row 30 right next to the jet's engine, and the roar was so loud that I could not hear myself think.

Orbits called me at Huntsville International Airport to let me know that there was a delay in our flight, which we had been aware of for thirty minutes.

We missed our connecting flight to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport due to a delay in Huntsville.

We went to Gate A15 to catch the next flight out, but it was full. Then they sent us to Gate A14, which was also full.

Finally, I said, 'Just give us a confirmed flight number,' so they replied that our next flight would be at 3:55 P.M.

We went to at Fort Worth International Airport for lunch.

The flight from Dallas/Fort Worth International to LAX was charming.

I was bumped up to first class, and I got to sit in the steward's rest area.

My seat would recline into a bed. I had my own television screen.

I sat next to an Army soldier (who was also bumped up to first class with me) who was going home to Hawaii.

He had been to Maine and was returning home.

He said I have four children, all boys, ages 20, 15, 10, and 6, and my oldest son is in the army.

One of the stewards called us the King and Queen of the airplane because of where we were sitting.

These were the best seats in the house!

Muscle Shoals to

We loaded the diaper bag and my camera bag, which I take with me everywhere I go, to document Meadow's experiences and our adventures, into the airplane.

We flew from , to Lexington, Kentucky, in a six-seat plane, with Meadow buckled into her car seat.

Meadow sat facing the sun, so she closed her eyes and slept most of the flight.

Lora spent the first fifteen minutes filling out paperwork for Meadows' doctors' appointments.

Everyone put on earphones so we could communicate and discuss flight plans, speed, altitude, weather, skis' right-of-way, landing, and takeoff.

I brought my camera this time so I could take pictures.

Inside the airplane, I took several pictures of Meadow. She was laughing and enjoying the plane ride.

Lora and I had to wear large headphones so we could talk with the pilot.

Therefore, we took pictures of each other wearing headphones.

We flew low enough for me to take some awesome pictures of the ground below.

I took several pictures of a boat chugging along the toward the locks at .

I took pictures of the and the , which stands behind it.

For miles, I could see green trees, buildings with smoke emanating from their tops, a white water tower, and the flow of the Tennessee River.

Then we flew over the ; what a view! It looked like a video game, with all the crooked paths, sand traps, and clubhouse.

We left the , flying through Tennessee and Kentucky. All the while, I took pictures of the lush greenery, various land shapes, hills, valleys, busy streets, houses, factories, and swimming pools.

Kentucky presented a totally different view, with the brilliant glow of the , acres and acres of horse tracks, green-roofed barns, lush green fields filled with Kentucky-bred racing horses, and miles of white fencing.

Our pilot gave Meadow a and neck strap, which we put around her neck.

Kentucky to Muscle Shoals

It was very hot up in the bright white clouds, which were coming off a storm brewing in the , causing a lot of turbulence.

There was turbulence in the Gulf that affected everyone flying in the eastern area.

This caused the , Airport to experience radar problems, which in turn altered our flight pattern.

My daughter said I prayed all the way home that we would make the flight.

I was upfront as a co-pilot talking to the pilot, Mr. Pride.

The pilot talks about his family. He said that all his family were musicians, and most of them were engineers.

Mr. Pride said, "I have flown for many years, and I love working with the ."

We sat near the front of the plane in seats 220A, B20, and C20C

All our carry-on baggage is stored in the compartment above our heads.

We slept most of the way to .

I used the restroom twice during our flight.

On one of those trips, my foot tangled in the straps of Meadow's diaper bag.

Lora was still asleep, so I had to wake her up so she could help me untangle my foot.

Our flight from Nashville was delayed; we had to wait for another plane to taxi off, and it took longer to take off, which pushed our flight back. This, in turn, resulted in us being late for our connecting flight in Denver.

During our last descent into Denver Airport, the flight attendant said over the intercom, 'Please, if you do not have a connecting flight, stay in your seats.'

Since we were in front of the plane and we had a connecting flight, we were the first to leave.

I took Meadow out of her car seat, rushed up the walkway, carrying her in my arms, and walked to the ticket counter for our connecting flight.

The person at the ticket counter said, "We have given your seats to someone else since the doors had not been closed for the flight's competition. We will have to ask the people whom we have given your seats to get off the airplane."

Lora had to wait behind for Meadow's wheelchair. Our luggage was brought up from the bottom of the plane and transferred to our connecting plane before she could board with us.

We are flying with , and our plane has a porcupine design on its wings and tail.

I sat in the aisle seat, Meadow in the middle seat, and Lora next to the window.

During the flight, I ordered a drink and a small package of cookies. Meadow slept during most of the flight.

We saw the snow-capped, foggy from the airplane, where the landscape looked like chocolate-swirled ice cream.🍦

Lora was sitting next to the window, so she took several pictures of the snowy mountain range.

I tried to watch "A ," but I kept falling asleep.💤

From Huntsville to Atlanta to Montreal, Canada

We had to go to the ticket counter in Huntsville because our tickets would not print online.

We went through security, and when we arrived at our gate, they were already loading. We were in Zone 5.

It took us about 30 minutes to get to Atlanta.

We got off the plane, and our next gate was D9.

So, we had to take the Tram to Gate D and then use the escalator to go up and down a hallway.

The next zone was 7

We boarded the plane, and there were three of us in our row.

Sitting next to Hubby was a lady from Atlanta, but born in Montreal.

She was going home to visit her family.

We arrived at the Montreal airport.

We were sent to a Keyost machine, which scanned our passport cards and faces, took photographs, and printed a receipt.

We got into another line where

We were asked why we were in Canada.

We told them we were taking a cruise.

We walked through another area, where we handed over our prints to the guards.

A lady from NCL met us and escorted us to our taxi, which then took us to our hotel.