On the move part 1: Connecticut to JFK

This post begins a series of detailed posts about the transportation portions of our trip -- like a "trip report" you may read on other travel blogs.  These posts may come out-of-sequence with other posts about our activities at our destinations.

Our big trip / honeymoon began with a 4:45 am wake up call at A's parents house to drive to JFK. We had picked up a one-way Avis rental the day before (the day after the wedding) at Groton-New London airport to avoid the frightening expense of a car service for a 110 mile drive. We opted for the day flight JFK-LHR at 9:40 am so we would need to leave early. Some genius (that would be C) set the alarm form 5:45 instead of 4:45. Fortunately the moms insisted on waking up to see off their 30 year old babies so we were woken up only 3 minutes late by a knock on the door.

The drive to New York was uneventful.  We even managed to get gas in Queens without getting lost. In the end it turned out that there was indeed a convenient gas station at JFK airport, but one thing I've learned when returning a rental car is to NEVER assume that a gas staton will magically materialize at the airport (hello Salt Lake City!).

Once we dropped off the car and took the AirTrain it was off to the AA first class checkin area.