Sunday, July 1, 2012 - Long Days Journey back to Portland, Oregon

I got up early the next morning and packed my large suitcase.  I drove the Jeep to Avis Rental at the New Haven Train Station.  I was stopped by the police when I cut him off in a traffic circle.  After he ordered me back in the Jeep, ordered me to roll down the window and checked my driver's license,  I asked the police officer if I could follow him to the train station so he gave me a police escort part way and showed me where to go the rest of the way.  I turned the Jeep in to Avis and caught a taxi back to the hotel.  I finished packing.  Christopher and I went down to the lobby to catch the GO Airport Shuttle at 9:45am back to LaGuardia.

We had lunch at Centerplace with a view of the runway.  We went to our gate.  We had several hours until boarding.  Christopher did his homework and I read a book that I purchased at Hudson News - John Grisham's "Confession".  The plane was delayed another hour.  And we had to change gates.  We did not take off until 4:45pm.  We got some drink/snacks at Starbucks at the Chicago Terminal.  We took off on time for a four hour flight to Portland International Airport.  Catherine met us at the terminal and we dropped Christopher off at his apartment.   It was good to be back in cool, drizzly weather and back to my own bed.  It was an interesting trip but there's no place like home!