Triple Crown at the Belmont: 2018 Triple Crown Day 1 Destin to Newark

Most of the krewe that went with me to the Kentucky Derby this year also went with me up to New York City for the Belmont Stakes and the Triple Crown: Kelly, Kevin, Chris, Tracy and Cayla. Most of us flew in Thursday afternoon on an Allegiant flight from Destin - Ft. Walton Beach (VPS) to Newark (EWR). Even though it is over an hour drive from Perdido Key to VPS, we love those direct flights on Allegiant Airlines, even though we all have to leave the Key before sunrise. Thanks, Ken, for letting us borrow your SUV again to fit us all in plus our luggage. We may have to start paying you rent if we keep all going on trips together.

Kevin got us crowns to wear on the flight up. Kelly, of course, brought her tiara. The same ticket counter crew who helped us make our flight to the Kentucky Derby remembered us from that trip. Few other groups seem to travel dressed up or wearing crowns and tiaras. They had to come to our rescue again on this trip because none of our tickets would scan to get us through security. We had gotten all the way to the front of the security line (and it was not a short line) and TSA sent us back to the ticket counter to get replacement tickets to scan. Luckily, we did not have to get back in line with the new tickets. We just went back to the TSA agent. Kevin and Kelly got through security fine this time but my ticket didn't scan this time either. In fact, I had to go back to the ticket counter three times. Luckily, we had plenty of time to make our flight.

Noah, Kelly and Kevin - Triple Crowned

Chris and Kelly

These two shots take Kelly from the Destin-Ft. Walton Beach Airport on the left to the hotel room in New York on the right. Very Voldenous.

Destin Airport, pre-security

New York City Marriott Marquis Hotel Room

This is our cover album photo for what must eventually be our rock band debut album. We will have to record some music so that we can use this on the cd front. Kelly took this photo outside of the Newark airport while we waited for the train that took us into New York. She used her replacement selfie stick from the Kentucky Derby.