To paraphrase Dylan, we are Stuck Inside of Dulles with the Canceled Flight Blues.

On the final leg of our flight home yesterday, we were on the taxiway, 6th in line for takeoff when we experienced a slight delay. That slight delay turned into a bit longer delay and then returning to the terminal. Which then turned into sleeping on the terminal floor or looking for a hotel to spend the night in. 

The control tower that handles the 3 DC area airports was evacuated for several hours due to fumes inside the building. Before it reopened, a number of flights were canceled, including ours. 

With an average of 190,000+ passengers flying through the 3 airports on a daily basis, rooms close to the terminal filled up quickly. So, we're stuck a 40-minute taxi ride away from the airport with a return flight tonight that gets us in at midnight.

The pros: Our luggage makes it home before we do.

The cons: We have no luggage for a change of clothes, brushing of teeth, shaving, etc. I pity our seatmates on our flight home.