Arkansas‘ capital city is filled with angels…really! At least the kind frequent fliers like (or even, infrequent fliers).

Plus, they can point you in the right direction to all the good stuff business travelers want and need.

And hey! What did that guy say? About hunting? And the Vice-President? Click “more” to see the video.

We’re back at Hobby in Houston (I have seen enough of this airport for a lifetime) getting ready to head out to New Orleans for Day 2.

The day started at 4:00 am, which isn’t particularly my favorite time of day, but in order to make the trip in such a short period of time, we have to pretty much be out on the first flight of the day.

Yesterday was so crazy that everything is already starting to run together. I will not, however, soon forget our landing in Little Rock. The fog made it seem like the runway came out of nowhere, and it felt like the plane just bounced when we landed.

I’m sure the suddenness of it just threw me off, but I was freaked out, and honestly it wasn’t just me.

The second leg of our trip took us back to Texas. We’re in Houston for an hour or two, and we will be back to Houston tonight. That famous Houston humidity is some how leaking into the airport, but other than that, everything is going well. Had a great time on the flight in from Little Rock.

The Southwest Airlines crew couldn’t have been better. I got to hand out peanuts, they gave me souvenirs, and gave us a pep talk about taking multiple flights in a single day (they often do 7, so they feel our pain).

They did, however, demand that Grumpy Santa fatten up, so airline pillows were put to use. (note: you do not want to use those pillows — click more for very raw video — cutting it tonight –)

Is Grumpy Santa actually smiling?Yes, indeed! He’s playing “little helper” to Southwest Flight attendants, by handing out souvenir coloring books.

Unfortunately, as you’ll see, there weren’t too many kiddies on this flight, but several adults were happy to snatch these up!

Stayed tuned…more video is on its way!

The FareCompare Grumpy Santa tour is off and running. I had to say goodbye to a trusted friend before we even left on our first flight. My good old Santa boots weren’t up for the trek.

They fit, but they had sprained ankle written all over them, and they left weird black marks on my socks, so Grumpy Santa has donned his old school Reeboks for the duration.

We made our first flight from Dallas to Little Rock, AK Arkansas. Little Rock is currently shrouded in fog, and that made for a very interesting/slightly terrifying landing. Looks like the fog is going to clear, so we should be able to head back to Texas and land in Houston before heading out to Jackson, Mississippi.