Day 00: From Rochester NY to Newark International Airport NJ

Date	May 22 (Monday)

Total This Camino:	0 miles.
Total 2023 Caminos:	0 miles
Total All Caminos:	1735 miles

Planes:	$ 1350
Total Planes:	$ 1350
Uber / Gas:	$ 22 / 30
Total Transport:	$ 52
Food:	$ 10
Total Food:	$ 10

Meaningful Moment

Deb and I were sitting at the gate at the airport talking about our travel plans for when we land in Madrid and how to get to Barcelona.

So after figuring out our options, I was wondering how to confirm what we had talked about .

So I said to Deb in a real loud voice " I wish there were somebody here from Madrid. "

Now what's important to understand is that we're surrounded by people flying to Madrid at the moment.

The young lady sitting next to Deb smiles and says " I'm from Madrid. "

So she helped us out by giving us some generic info about Madrid and assured us that the plans that we had discussed, should work out fine once we land.

Random Thought of the Day

Nobody in the airport is wearing a mask except for Deb and I and perhaps one out of every 3,000 people.

On the Road / Notable memories

7:30 a.m. leave Rochester.

1:30 p.m. arrive Springfield New Jersey at Selma's home.

4:15 p.m. arrive Newark international airport.

4:30 p.m. queue up for TSA .

4:50 p.m. through TSA and headed towards the gate for a 6:45 boarding and 7:35 departure to Madrid, Spain.

9:15 p.m. Finally in the air after an almost 2-hour delay.

	Newark international Liberty airport TSA screening. Actually it moved reasonably fast. Can't say it was a pleasant experience, but it wasn't bad.
	Manhattan in the background