Well it was still raining last night and I decided to read a book. I fell asleep around 1 or 2 I guess and was up at 4:30 a.m. to catch my flight to Dominica. The weather looks more promising today as we get closer. We still have about 1 hour left in our trip. The clouds are starting to thicken up some what, but we can still see the sun and intermittent views of the ocean below. A strange thing about the water here, it is very calm. Almost like glass. If I were to wake up and look out the window not knowing where I was I would assume that I was over a lake or some other land-bound mass of water. However, we are indeed in the Caribbean where islands dot the water. Different from home where water dots the land. All of the airports have runways that extend into the ocean and it is very scary flying here. I have a good feeling about this flight, I think this time we're going to make it. I sure hope so. If they can't land the plane in this weather I don't know how flights ever make it. Evidently there were windows of opportunity to land yesterday, however, being on the ground in Guadalupe didn't help the situation. So far we have had a smooth flight with relatively few bumps and bounces. I hear that the approach to Dominica is scary. If we are going to get in around 9:00 or 9:15 we'll start our descent soon. Much of the airplane is worn out. We are all weary of travel. I have spent three days, and 2 nights in transit. Unexpected stay in San Juan proved relaxing. As the waves crashing against San Juan Beach gently rocked my weary, stressed out mind and wounded, heart, void of hopeful expectations to peace and allowed me to sleep. Although the weather outside was humid, the breeze was much nicer so I slept with the windows open. It was pleasant.
They have just begun to nose down slightly. I think we're heading back down. I can remember when I first flew I thought "we'll we're going to land soon." Infact the decent can take 1 hour to get down to approach alititude.
I keep looking out the window so I can see the cloud cover. It looks good right now. Better than yesterday. We were flying shrouded in clouds yesterday and the trip back home was one of the roughest I've been on since my 2nd Seattle trip. Boredom has consumed me, I may write more later. Engines slowing, we are reducing speed.