First Hurdle Security Screening

Well I am on the way. Picked up a Hertz rental in Bangor and had an uneventful drive to Boston. Hertz drop off went smooth and then I took the shuttle to the internationals terminal E. After searching for any sign of my flight I asked and found out that the Internationals terminal is basically for arrivals. So I had to walk all the way back to terminal A for my Delta/KLM flight. I’m glad I am in reasonable shape, so I arrived at Delta only a little out of breath. Check in went ok my bag weighed exactly 50 pounds ( if you only know how many times I repacked it to keep it under 50 pounds). The security screening was interesting. It only took three TSA guys to unpack, and examine all my stuff. They were nice I don’t know if they were really worried about me or if they just wanted to check out my camera gear. One of them wanted to know if I could teach him how to use the new camera and lens he recently purchased.

At the gate now with a three and half hour wait for departure, although boarding is scheduled for 6:30 an hour earlier than the flight. The plane is here at the gate already.