Whidbey Island, WA (USA)

Tried to sleep in this morning (in my room in the Navy Gateway Inn at Whidbey Island) but was wide awake by 0900 (I guess that's noon on the east coast so maybe I did well). When I looked out the window, I saw nearly four inches of snow! It was a pretty, clear day, though. Temperatures were close to freezing, so we headed over to the aircraft as soon as we could. It was a good thing, too, since the NAS Whidbey Island ground crews took nearly four hours to de-ice and fuel us. During that time, Kevin drove the runway with a van (funny to watch!) and I had a chance to pick up some food (Subway). Ran into an old friend, Brett, and he took me over to his office to visit some other people I knew. During the delay, I had plenty of time to chat and take care of pre-flight business. After the aircraft was finally ready, we departed Washington State - it was actually a little earlier than planned!  However, with the time change, I knew we'd have a very late day... Didn't experience anything exciting on the way home - the weather improved after we crossed through ice storms over the Upper Mid-West. We actually flew through Canadian airspace briefly, but couldn't see anything on the ground until Western Pennsylvania. Easy arrival, since weather had drastically improved near Philadelphia by the time of our arrival. After saying goodbye to the aircraft and my crew, I got lots of paperwork done before heading back to the NAS JRB Willow Grove Navy Lodge.  I was able to quickly do laundry and pack - we leave tomorrow!