it’s been six months since texas saw any rain, they are going through the most terrible drought right now. i felt i had bought some uk rain with me when the heavens opens while out doing the grocery shopping with my friend sarah.

it’s rained, thunderstorms cracked and the sidewalk and brush sucked up the water like a vacuum. some concerns about trees actually splitting because of the sheer amount of time without water.

my flight from austin to houston was pushed back all day, i arrived into houston in a blur, crossing time zones and confused by gates – i had missed my flight to heathrow.

so had others, in fact i stood in a line for two hours with everyone else who had missed connecting flights because of the weather. my feet were hurting – i was fighting tiredness of spending a day in an airport.

after sorting out a free hotel for the night and being told to always carry $50 for emergency i was given a free hotel for the night, $20 of food vouchers, a freshen up pack and sent on my merry way to find the shuttle buses for the hotel.

that was at 10pm last night, it’s now 10:20am monday morning and my flight is later on this afternoon. i’m using the time to catch up on blogging and thoughts. the weather system really hit home about traveling in the future and the delicate balance we constantly live in via mother nature.

so, gonna try this flight again today – let’s just hope the weather holds out, rain and thunderstorms are said to be happening again later today.

props to the continental team at the service desk in houston (some up since 5am) that hung in there and dealt with screaming kids and old folk and brits like me – i’m pleased that i didn’t have to sleep on the floor of the airport!