We arrived in London around 8 am. We had another 4 hour layover before our flight to Chicago (7-8 hrs). We mostly milled around in the waiting area and eating snacks. The flight to Chicago was pretty uneventful as well, although we did fly over parts of Greenland and then followed a southerly track almost directly over Sault Ste. Marie and then the western side of the lower peninsula by Holland on our way to Chicago O’Hare Airport.
At O’Hare, we all deplaned and went to recover our luggage. All but two of the bags arrived and these were not any of the bags that required special handling. Kari B. and Tehanne were each missing a bag and had to file claims with the airline baggage office. We all made it through immigration and customs without any problems. Lindsay couldn’t find the claim check for the car she had driven to O’Hare and parked in long term parking. There was some confusion trying to get drivers to pick up the cars while some were still filing baggage claims and others were confused or off going to the restroom. Eventually, we all just got on the shuttle with all our bags and went to retrieve our vehicles. This too went reasonably well despite the missing claim check.
When we left the airport for home, two of the drivers inadvertently got on the ramp for I-294 going north instead of south which led them straight into the heart of Sunday afternoon traffic headed into downtown Chicago. Since that seemed like a really awful idea, they eventual found their way back to where they could get on I-294 South. That little loop cost almost an extra hour of driving to get home. The rest of the trip home was pretty uneventful. We arrive home shortly after 9 pm with a few family and friends awaiting our arrival.
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