Doesn't necessarily mean it should. Case in point - my travel day for the final flight before school starts for senior year (and until the ALMS season finale at Petit Le Mans).
Nearly 12 hours passed in-between leaving my house in Greendale, Wis. this morning and getting into my final destination in Mansfield, Ohio.
The Amtrak was at 6:30 a.m. out of the Milwaukee Airport location and got into Chicago Union Station approaching 8 a.m. Then, because I forgot to check the weather report, it was raining outside. Naturally.
Seven-tenths of a mile never feels as long as it does when you're getting drenched and carrying a backpack and rolling a suitcase through the streets of downtown to get to the CTA line. But made it there just fine and wet, but better than a cab since the traffic was horrendous and I saw a couple nearly get in accidents.
Oddly there is a long walk to get from the Midway drop-off point to the terminal, and then security is insanely long. From there it was an hour delay and a 10:55 a.m. flight instead left at 12:15, only for the 40-minute flight to have some severe turbulence. We landed fine in Columbus and at the end of the day that's all that matters.
By 2:15 it was off to Mansfield and a 3:45-ish arrival. Probably about the same as driving and leaving later. A long day for sure, but an eye-opening experience as most things on this season and year of travel have been.
There's still nothing like being at the track and that resumes tomorrow at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. Out for now, cheers.
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