Summer Vacation Trip - Day 16

I was up at 0400 and did some repacking and reading. We ate breakfast in hotel at 0600 and then did some more reading and bag consolidation. We got gas nearby at Arco at 0945. After checking out of the hotel (1030), we drove from Kent to the Marriott Seattle Airport so we could return our rental car at Hertz. The office was closed (we'd been warned) but the process went well. When I was writing down the mileage, I determined we'd driven almost 4200 miles!  It was a good little car... We caught the airport shuttle (he actually waited for us) at 1015. Got ourselves through check-in at United Gate (bag swaps, checked one) and security (dog checks and no bag emptying required). After settling in some seats (to wait), I again moved more stuff between the bags. To pass the time (and get my 10K steps), I went walking in the terminal while Mollie did practice questions for SATs. We both did some reading later. United had a good boarding process and we took off on time. We got drinks and snacks and watched scenery out the windows (Mollie liked the view). I read my book on Overdrive and Mollie started reading “Canal Boy”, a paperback book that I’d brought for myself. Mollie's phone almost died before we landed so she was on a mission to get it recharged after we landed in Chicago (1900 local). I went walking in the terminal a little and also picked up a late dinner (sandwiches). We got on the plane on time but there was a crew delay and swap, that caused us to take off about 45 minutes late. Mollie continued devouring the paperback during the delay (she read half before the lights were dimmed on the plane). The plane was almost empty and dark (we couldn't even turn on the reading lights for some reason). Flying (from Chicago) after midnight...