A visit to New England

I have arrived in New England - a business traveller once again. This time, I'm all the way over here to learn about unix security. I've been looking forward to this class. But getting here was not easy.

My plane was supposed to leave yesterday, Sunday morning. Unfortunately, a runway at Portland's Jetport - the one my plane had to use - was under construction. As a result, my flight was cancelled and I was forced to take a flight this morning. Because of this, I have already missed a day of my five-day class. One would think they could plan around “construction.”

It took three flights to get here. One from Bismarck to Minneapolis, another from Minneapolis to Detroit, and the last leg from Detroit to Portland, Maine. Detroit has a very modern airport, by the way. There were several interesting, and rather psychedelic, art displays. The tunnel from the main concourses to concourses B and C was filled with strange music. The translucent walls danced with color, lit from behind. It was quite unusual. I'm sick of airplanes.

I was worried about driving in Maine. The proliferation of tollbooths on my map had me picturing an insane, high-speed, violent commute to class every morning. But getting from the Jetport to my motel (via the Maine Parkway) in Saco was not bad at all. The drivers are quite numerous, but they behave well. Not like back home in Bismarck. At home there aren't many drivers, but they behave so badly that it's almost more stressful.