Loin d'ici

I get the feeling plane trips are going to be blog updating time on this trip!

I'm on the plane IAD -> BOS, which is Washington DC to Boston for those who haven't been to this corner of the world.

I spent the past few days after arriving in the US in northern Virginia. I was just a hop away from DC but I was never tempted to head down there (I was there in 2012). Instead, I stayed in the lovely local area where my uncle lives. It's suburban, incredibly green (especially to those of us from a sunburnt country...) with large houses on large lots. I am lucky to have family living in such nice areas and it makes visiting them that bit nicer. (Note to self: clean up my space at home so it's a sanctuary rather than a sacrifice for people to visit me!)

Great Falls, VA

It was also gorgeous sunny weather, so a trip to the "local" national park, Great Falls, was a delight. Naturally, in the two years my family have lived in the area none of them have actually made the trip. It really was a lovely space that I would LOVE to have local - I'd grab a dog and head there at the first sign of good weather! (Kirsten, you'd lend me Fozzie, right?)

View from my window seat

I love flying over land because there's something so much to see. Or along the coast in this case -- best of both worlds. God, everything is so beautiful from up here. (Zoë's Loin d'ici is also a great flying song.)

Omg captain just announced we begin our descent in 12 minutes. This is the shortest flight ever!* Talk to ya later!


* As an Aussie any flight shorter than 4 hours seems short to me!