We're Here!

(I don't think anyone was ready when Jim took the picture - but its the only one I have of everyone!)

How long does it take to go from opposite ends of the Minneapolis Airport?  About 25!  Which is the exact amount of time we had after we got off the plane from Indy and got on the plane for Rapid City!  The final call for our flight was made just as we came running around the corner.  Sweaty, out of breath, and tired – all 15 of us made our flight to Rapid City!  Everyone did a great job staying with the group and not complaining when there wasn’t time for a bathroom trip between flights.

 Northwest Air has been amazing all day long.  From the ticket counter at Indy where they were extremely helpful and accommodating for a group our size to Minneapolis where they held the plane (much to the dismay of the 10 or so people who thought they were going to get to bump flights and take our seats!).  An attendant even boarded before our departure from Minneapolis to ask me what flight we had come in on and how many bags we had to make sure that they made it on our plane to Rapid City!  Everything has been extremely smooth.  And they have even begun serving peanuts or cookies along with their in-flight drinks!

We got into Rapid tonight a little earlier than expected, so we took advantage of the evening.  After dinner we went out to Mt Rushmore.  What a sight it is ... especially as the sun is setting!  We spent some time together as a team and then watched the lighting ceremony.  

Everyone is in bed and exhausted (don't worry ... they've been in bed for awhile now!)!  Tomorrow we leave for McLaughlin after we have devotions with a Lakota Pastor here in Rapid City.  They all say hello :-)