Crazy People, Crazy Travels

I'm safe and sound at the Cycling Center. It was an interesting trip to say the least....got stuck in Warsaw for 4 or 5 hours where it seemed like they were trying to find the plane(literally)...and when I finally got to Brussels the door to the airport entrance was jammed and the whole plane stood waiting for about 20-30 min inthe runway...then after getting in the airport I discovered I had missed the last train for the day...hmmm what fun! So, I eventually got a call through to Bernard, who is currently in the US. He helped coordinate things with Ann(his wife) and eventually I got to the Cycling Center after she drove to the airport and picked me up. After all that she then fed me at about 1:30 in the morning. Oh, and did I mention that I got stuck with a broken seat on my flight out of O'hare, thats a story in itself! hmmm...I think I understand why people make those polish jokes...LOT airlines was a perfect example. Anyway the bike seems to have made it in one piece...but it looked like they ripped through it about ten times at the airport. The wheels got knocked around a bit, but nothing I can't fix. The Cycling Center is quiet impressive so far, there are only about 8 of the 20 or so guys that will eventually be here for the spring season.