The Long Walk Home

Due to the unforeseen circumstances that crippled all things sound related the day of the run through, we started the test run of the show later than usual. Normally that isn't that big a deal, but seeing as the arena was flanked by the airport and a highway, walking back to the hotel really wasn't an appealing option.

The good news is, the hotel provided a shuttle service from to and from the arena. The bad news is, that service ended at 11pm. Seeing as we only started at 9pm, the chances of making that last shuttle were slim. As soon as we started and the small technical difficulties began to pile up, it was clear that those chances were quickly becoming none.

And so, after the show, we all waited to see how we would get home. There were a number of people who had cars at the arena but all conversation quickly gave way to "But it's such a lovely evening!" This was actually code for "I don't want to lose my awesome parking place!"

And so we began to walk...

I feel it's important to mention that no one was entirely sure of how to get from the arena to the hotel. We knew we had to cut through the airport...

But we got turned around more than once. I'd even go so far as to say that we got a little lost.

Eventually, we managed to find our way to the highway, and from there we could see the hotel in the distance.

Needless to say, that was the first and only time anyone made the trek to or from the arena on foot.