Merry Christmas! Simko and John are both leaving from O'Hare International Airport in Chicago. Although he currently lives in New York, he was back in Crown Point for Christmas. John had driven back to Crown Point from Iowa two days prior.
After some rumors of heavy snows in Chicago all week leading up to the trip, there is only a slight chance of lake effect snow today. Our flight does not leave until 6:02 PM. The larger risk for us is that there is only a ~1 hour layover in Amsterdam. Due to this, Simko and John both carried on all essential gear (sleeping bag, pad, winter clothes) for the hike. Small bags were checked with clothes for the safari and other non-essential items.
Simko's dad brought him to John's parents' house in Crown Point around 1:30 PM. John's dad took them to O'Hare. There was not much traffic as it was Christmas day. Quickly went through Check-in and security and the flight boarded on time. It was a relatively small plane for an international flight, and the carry ons barely fit in the overhead bins!
The storm which was supposed to hit Chicago ended up going south. Good for Simko and John, but potentially bad for Steph, Mike, Cindy and Mitch who were flying through Newark. Steph barely made it out of Raleigh before the storm and all made it in and out of Newark before the storm hit.
Next stop....Amsterdam!
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