Adios Alaska
Our string of nice days continues—we now have two in a
row. We have a 12:50 flight home so a
lazy morning. The hotel breakfast area
is packed but we manage to do the waffle and scrambled egg deal. We have signed up for the 10:15 shuttle but
switch to the 9:45 because we’re bored and packed.
The Delta desk isn’t open when we try to check in but they
showed up a few minutes later. We ask for directions to the Delta Lounge and
are told that they had a working arrangement with the Air Alaska club, but they
have now discontinued the relationship. So you’re telling us there is no
lounge. Bummer!
Mary survived the flight here without an early morning shot
of booze so there is improvement. But since it is now 10:30 a Bloody Mary might
be in order. We find Lynette the bartender who makes a mean bloody, tells us
fishing stories with pictures, shares recipes and generally helps us pass the
time.
The details of the rest of the story are that the plane left
a few minutes early, got to MSP a few minutes early, and we were Ubered home
with a load in the wash shortly after 10:00 central time. Why is it hot and dark here? We now have a
sense of Alaska, made some new friends and will have these memories for the
rest of our lives. We’re happy we went
and happy to be home.
The texture of our trip home was out the window. The pilots were beside themselves with a
constant play by play pointing out the various landmarks of the St. Elias,
Wrangell and Chugach ranges. They said this was the best day ever to see the
sights of Alaska. We’ll finish this
edition of the blog with airplane pictures.
amen...Jose
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