The food was brought to the table. They had a seafood gumbo and a fish sandwich. Tina thought it was wonderful. It had only been about three hours since breakfast, so they did not want a lot of food. They were both relaxed and felt they had accomplished what they had come to do. The only thing left was to get the girls and get on the plane.

When Bette drove up to the dorm, Angie and Suzanne were standing on the steps and the luggage was on the sidewalk. They were all smiles as their holiday was about to begin.

Bette parked and hugged Angie and then hugged Suzanne as Tina hugged Angie. They then put the bags in the cargo area and loaded up the SUV. Angie was talking a mile a minute. She was excited to be going home. Bette found a gas station and quickly filled the SUV up. She then headed to the airport. She dropped Tina and the girls off at the private plane terminal. Tina found a cart and loaded the luggage and talked to the luggage handler about their flight. This was a busy day since it was the beginning of a national holiday. Two bags would be carried in the cargo area and the other two would be carried on. About 20 minutes later, Bette came riding up in a golf cart. The group then went through the more abbreviated security and then went to the check in desk and headed to their gate. Since they were in a small plane, they would be carried to the jet via golf cart. As they were standing there, Suzanne was taking in all the activity and looking at the planes. It was then that she made a comment.

Suzanne: Some of these planes are so small. You know, I have never been on a plane before.

Tina: Well, riding in a plane is somewhat similar to riding in a bus. Only this bus leaves the ground and goes a lot faster.

Bette: Have you been on a commercial flight before?

Suzanne: No. I have only traveled by car or train. I have been on a bus. When I was in middle school, my class went to Washington DC by bus. That was a lot of fun.