Jet-A-Thon kick-off
by david daly on 09/07/10
Somehow it was easier getting out of bed at 4:45 this morning to make my way to JFK than it usually is at 7:30am to go to work. I made it to jetBlue's terminal 5 at 6:10am and breezed through security. No sign of other "All-You-Can-Jet" passengers- I think we should all have t-shirts or something.
Flight to nantucket was beautiful- had a view of Martha's Vineyard and then we passed over 'sconset to land at ACK. During the 35 min flight I took advantage of the free snacks and ate some Blue Potato chips and oj and then snagged a bottle of water and some cookies for the beach :) I was on the beach at 8:10am, and not the first person there! I actually got a lot of work done for the first 2 hours thanks to my Verizon wireless connection- booked some hotels for my upcoming Jet-A-Thon trips (using an amazing Radisson discount code- thanks Josh!!)
By 11am it was hot enough to hit the water at Surfside. I took a dunk and then ate the PB&J sandwich I packed for my economical day at the beach followed by the jetBlue cookies I was hoarding.
By 1:15pm I was back at the nantucket airport ready for my flight home- another beautiful flight with great views of the islands and Connecticut coast. Even passed over Southold on Long Island! On this flight I enjoyed a diet Coke and the Plantain Chips and animal crackers (thats 7 free snacks so far if anyone is counting) and caught a marathon of the Rachel Zoe project.
Thaks to everyone who sent there well wishes for the Jet-A-Thon kickoff and please be sure to make a donation to BBBS of NYC! They should have the ATC as a selection in the dropdown this week so we can track your generosity!
Any guesses where I will be off to tomorrow??
