6:34 pm. The wheels have left the ground. Finally!
Another crazy day. More boxes had to be transferred to the storage facility. Frenetic last minute packing. By the time we left Attleboro it was 10:00 am, four hours behind schedule. No chance for a pit-stop in NYC. A quick stop at the Ganesha Temple in Flushing, and then JFK at 2:30 pm. Returned the rental car, and got to the counter by 3:15 pm. Luckily, the Jet Airways counter was still relatively free of travelers. A very kind gentleman checked-in all our baggage, not an easy task since we were traveling light - by Bindu's standards. Just when we thought we could relax for a couple of hours before our flight, Bindu realized that I had left our EZ-Pass in the rental car. It took a couple of mono-rail trips and an hour of thumb-twiddling before I was able to retrieve it (no complaints, we did get it back). But, then it was a rush through the security-check, a canter to the boarding gate, and a complex series of maneuvers by the friendly cabin crew to accommodate some fairly large pieces of suitcases masquerading as hand-luggage. And then, Goodbye America.
This adventure would not have been possible but for a lot of help from a lot of people at work. A round of appreciation and acknowledgment for Alex, Catherine, Chris, Colin, Janet, Kingshuk, Mark, Phil, Sameer, Subbu, and many many more. A very sincere thank you to all of you. And a load of gratitude to all our friends who went beyond the line of duty to make this happen, Ani and Mark, Gowri and Roger, Menakshi and Kingshuk, Thulasi and Ravi, Teresa and Francisco, Deepa and Nitin, Faith and Glenn. Thank you, thank you, thank you. If I inadvertently missed any name here, I apologize. I shall make amends as soon as possible.
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