How could I resist jumping on the bandwagon:
I don't know if I'll ever write a convention report for EF 15, for now just a few things that come to mind, in no particular order:
What day are you getting there?
Tuesday.
...an excellent concert by Anne Clark. Wow, what an experience! Even the compulsory chain-smoker on one side and the drunk old-time fans who never even remotely grasped the meaning of the lyrics on the other couldn't destroy the atmosphere.
I boarded the flight to Nürnberg, sat down in my seat, and fell asleep even before take off, only to wake up again during landing. So I guess it was a smooth flight. Washing machine is running, there's tea in the cup, I'm home.
The flights so far were on time, US-Airways staff lovely (even the ground crew), and technically no issues. Except that during the transatlantic flight I suddenly felt nauseous. I barely kept my lunch in the stomach and was cold-sweating for quite a while. It eventually got better, with the stomach still being a bit upset. Eating something sweet helped a lot, apparently I was experiencing some kind of hypoglycemia, even though my blood sugar level is usually normal. Either way, I didn't get much sleep on the flight. I just hope that the flight to Nuremberg will be as smooth as the previous flights.
Breakfast at 7Eleven, a short stop at Siesta Key, Sarasota, and then: Myakka River State Park. Originally I didn't have it on my list, but I'm extremely glad I visited it. It is very scenic and has a couple of short hikes. It is probably best visited by canoe, unfortunately I've never done that before thus I didn't dare to try it traveling alone...