In our continuing quest for summer adventures, we toured John Wayne Airport today. Being an event planner, I put it out there on Facebook and invited others to join us. As you can see, we ended up with a great group of adults and kids. Fred was our tour guide. He is a darling man who volunteers his time to give these tours, retired military, pilot and sweet, sweet man. We thoroughly enjoyed him and he said we were a wonderful and attentive group. He talked about the history of the airport and all of its name changes over the years (Santa Ana Airport, Orange County Airport and, finally, JWA). We checked out baggage claim and where lost bags end up. Other than on a tour, you hope you never have to go to that counter! The lady at the counter gave each child a sucker.
The kids had a first hand conversation with the head of the TSA security. They had them walk through the detector machine, explained what they are looking for, scanned a mom's handbag, and told them what they can and cannot bring on an airplane and why. Each kid was given a TSA badge sticker.
Before he said goodbye, Fred took us upstairs to a secret little spot that is perfect for viewing the departure and landing of the airplanes. We saw both up close.
Here's our group, 21 strong, from five years old to, well, old!!! As they say, a good time was had by all! Making an ordinary day extraordinary. What could be better??
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