Finally made it in to San Diego at about 3:30 pm Saturday. Our flight left Fairbanks at 3:30 am, 2 hours late. Apparently, ours was the last flight to leave Fairbanks this weekend. Special thanks to the anonymous Virgin who sacrificed herself for us!
Some dip took my carry-on bag instead of his when we landed in San Jose. He returned it and Alaska Airlines flew it down here, via Southwest Airlines, then I picked it up at United Airlines. Talk about teamwork! I was very impressed with Alaska Airlines and their willingness to help when it wasn't even their fault! At least the guy gave it back. I can just imagine his wife opening it, then asking him why his bag has womens shoes and underwear in it!
It's beautiful here in San Diego, flowers are blooming (even Bird of Paradise, my favorite!) and palm trees are swaying in the breeze. Most of the buildings are adobe-looking mission style with arches and decorative touches. Just gorgeous! The people are very friendly here, also.
We had dinner at Olive Garden last night. OMG!!! That's the best dinner I've had out in a long time! We hassled the manager about getting one in Fairbanks. He said he couldn't do it because all his staff would want to work at that one. Probably his standard answer when anyone tells him to open one in their town. It was excellent though and so was the staff.
We ended up renting a car (Katie's driving because I drive like her mother!) because it was $20 one way to the airport and the rental car is $22 per day. We got a GPS with it and it's really cool. We haven't gotten lost yet! We just type in the name of the place we want to go and it tells us where the nearest one is, we select that and then it shows and tells us how to get there turn by turn!
We met two guys who are going on our cruise, Scotty and Carl, travel agents from Florida. They're staying in our hotel. They flew into Vancouver BC at the beginning of March and drove down the Pacific Coast Highway until they got here.
Tomorrow is the big day! We're turing the car in at 11 am, then going to the pier. When we landed yesterday, there was a Carnival ship in port.
We are so excited we can hardly make spit!
About Me
- Patty Ponders
- Fairbanks, Alaska, United States
- I arrived in Fairbanks, Alaska, on June 1, 1969. I am an Army brat, so I grew up everywhere, until I got here. My dad retired from the Army in 1971 and we stayed here. I am married to the Most Wonderful Man in the World. We live by the university and have 4 dogs, whom we consider to be our fur children. I have 2 kids from my first marriage. They are all grown up and don't live in Alaska anymore. I miss them.... I work for the State of Alaska in the Public Assistance office, helping fellow humans who are not as fortunate as I. I'm looking forward to retirement and moving someplace warm.
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