A Caribbean Carissmas 1: Cast Off - Fort Lauderdale
Friday, December 20 - Fort Lauderdale It's the holiday season, time for cheer and family gatherings! This year, I had an early rise this morning to catch the Uber to the airport. Someone had made the very reasonable observation yesterday about how I don't need to park my car at work anymore: without a 2nd vehicle to juggle with the driveway, I can now simply book an Uber from Jersey City to EWR rather than drive myself for 20 minutes and then take a 10 minute ride. So with my stuff packed, I rose groggily but on time to don my travel gear (featuring layers to deal with NJ cold and FL warmth) and made it to the airport with plenty of time to spare. At Terminal A, the security line was long but moved efficiently. I think I spent maybe 30 minutes in security, which is pretty good in the grand scheme of things; I could have been maybe 5 minutes faster if I'd kept my mouth shut and said simply "yes, that's my bag" instead of "yes, that's my bag...