Day 1, Arrival in Wichita

My flight landed at Wichita Mid Continental Airport at 2:40pm. It is the bittiest airport I've ever seen. It has only one terminal and only 12 gates.

I got to my hotel, a Holiday Inn (it's really nice!), got checked in, and turned on the TV. The first channel I flipped to was the weather channel. They were talking about storm chasing.

That's when I started getting nervous.

I went to Old Town to get dinner and a beer and calm myself down. The cab ride from the hotel only took about 5 minutes and cost $4.50. After dinner I checked google maps on my phone and decided that since it was only 1.1 miles back to the hotel, I'd walk. I didn't count on all the abandoned buildings and the empty parking garages that I'd have to pass. Eek.

Then I got a text message from Dave saying that they saw a 25 minute tornado in eastern Wyoming and were heading back to Wichita tonight so that he can pick me up, and take his friend, Emily, to the airport in the morning.

So now I sit. And wait. And try not to let my neuroses and anxiety take over.

We'll be chasing in central Nebraska tomorrow.