A slight delay....

Over the years we have learned that with international travel unforeseen things can happen we must be flexible. Such was the case with our happy delegation to England yesterday when they missed their connection to London and had to remain overnight in Philadelphia. Here is the tale of their adventure in the USA:

Greetings from the Wimbledon delegation on our unplanned layover in Philadelphia.  The students have been amazing and up for any adventure--a distinct advantage given the start of our trip.  A slight delay in our departure from Dallas--it wasn't even characterized as a "delay"--caused us to miss our connection on Thursday evening. Mrs. Ide heroically raced ahead to the gate in an attempt to have the London flight held up for a few minutes, but to no avail.  Antimo, our US Airways special services friend (and a product of a Catholic school education himself) tried all sorts of creative combinations in an attempt to get us anywhere on the European continent as quickly as possible. Our ultimate result is the current itinerary which routes us through Frankfurt, Germany; this has caused much happy excitement among the girls.  Our intrepid troop slept soundly after a feast of midnight pizza delivered to our hotel, and they were raring to explore as much of Philadelphia as time allowed. We took the train into the city center to visit the Liberty Bell, allowing us to practice "minding the gap" in preparation for using the London tube. Maria--having just returned from a visit to Philadelphia on Spring Break--was our tour guide leading us to  Love park and, most importantly, Insomnia Cookies. We caught the train back to the airport and headed for Frankfurt and finally, London.