On Saturday morning, the team met at the Greenville Spartanburg Airport around noon. We were met by lots of visitors; Bert’s family (Nancy, et al), Tong’s family (her husband and son), Chris’s wife (Kathleen), Carla’s mom and dad, my family (Kayce, my mom and dad and Olivia – my niece), and some rotarians – Steve Black, Charles Warne. We checked our luggage and had lunch in the airport café. Sometime during lunch Bert realized that he had forgotten the district banners that we were to present to the Rotary Clubs in the Islands…they were at his home in Greenville. Nancy (his wife) heads back to their house and the rest of us head to the security check as it is close to time for the plane to leave. Catherine got randomly selected (the guards told her that there was a Quad “S” on her flight pass and everyone with that symbol is chosen) for a complete search including a pat down. Carla’s toothpaste confiscated at the checkpoint and all of our bags got searched because of the roll of quarters that we all had in our bags (SC state quarters are gifts to our host families). The team minus Bert is at the terminal when it is time to board the plane but no sign of our fearless leader. We board the plane and find our seats. Apparently, Bert started through the security check and Nancy made it back in time to hand the banners through the checkpoint just in time. We are all finally safe on the plane to Dulles airport in Washington, DC.
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