We arrived in plenty of time for our flight. However, we had to then wait an extra 3 hours for our plane back to San Francisco. It appears the snowstorm was so bad it delayed flights from Denver 3 hours which was where our plane came from. And we heard about another flight that was delayed out of San Francisco by fog that was going to be 3 hours late going east to Cincinnati as well. So, finally about 9 pm we arrived at the SF airport a little worse for the wear but stayed nearby the airport for the night because of all the changes to our schedule. Luckily, we are mostly retired and could afford to do this both time and money wise. Other people were having a terrible time trying to make connections to other flights in the western states and beyond. So, though it was more than we bargained for at least we actually took off within 3 hours of when we were supposed to. I had been thinking of renting a car and driving to Los Angeles somewhere where I had relatives or friends to stay with as a backup or renting another night at a hotel in Vegas (since Sunday is an easier night to get accommodations in Las Vegas than Friday or Saturday night are. But, luckily for us this wasn't needed.
As we took off up into the storm I noticed through the lights of the plane that as we ascended we were flying through snow for a long time until we got above the clouds. So, I felt a little more at ease when we got above all the snow at higher altitudes. By the time we got to Sacramento in the distance the clouds weren't as bad so we could see clearly Sacramento, Stockton, and the whole Bay area north of San Jose as we began to land: Beautiful!
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