Fort Worth, TX (USA)

Was scheduled for a line mission today that provided a quick flight around the country today.  Despite the best planning, though, it turned out a little differently than I thought it would. After departing Norfolk, our first stop was at NAS Brunswick.  I let some of the guest pilots fly in my place - that made them very happy.  We had good subsequent legs through Willow Grove and Camp Springs. Airborne after the last stop, one of the passengers came to talk to me about a "hole in the wing." It turned out that it was a hole in the spoiler - not quite as bad. Still, it meant that we were grounded as soon as we landed in Fort Worth... I've never stayed there for the night and we hadn't made any previous lodging arrangements.  While our crew was coordinating with Maintenance Control back in Virginia, I reserved some rooms at the Courtyard Fort Worth West for everyone (points for my Marriott Rewards Card!). Jack told me he couldn't stay, so he ended up buying plane tickets to fly back to Norfolk. After checking into our hotel rooms (2130), we found out that the bar in the hotel only stays open until 2100.  One guy in our group convinced the girl behind the counter to stay open - of course, that decision had something to do with us buying a lot more drinks.... I went to bed around midnight. We'll see how long it takes to get "rescued"...