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Labor Day Weekend by the Bay, Day 4
Sep. 4th, 2023 11:59 pmMONDAY
Gary got up to use the bathroom about 6:30 and couldn't go back to sleep so he surfed the net in bed. I took the opportunity to go myself and went back to sleep until Gary's alarm went off about 7:15. I turned off my 7:30 alarm and waited for Gary to finish in the bathroom before taking care of my morning routine. Around 8:30 we went across the street to Mo'z Cafe for breakfast. The dude behind the counter was very friendly. Gary had the French toast with cranberry juice, and I had the corned beef hash with poached eggs and a latte.
After breakfast we returned to the hotel and spent some time in the second-floor playroom shooting pool (Gary won by two) and assisting a lady with the two-story plinko game on the wall opposite the front desk. We returned to the room around ten and watched the Price Is Right tribute to Bob Barker (which had also aired Thursday night) while we polished off the remaining beverages from the fridge and double checked the room for any unpacked items.
At eleven we checked out of the hotel and caught BART to the airport. We sat facing a nice-looking bearded dude the whole trip. When we arrived at the International Terminal to catch the Airtrain, about four or five people jumped onto the escalator between Gary and me. When we got in line for security, a little girl stopped to retrieve a water bottle from her animal backpack while her parents moved along and then had to stop and wait for her to catch up. She ended up going down the wrong aisle so her dad picked her up and carried her over the low partition, and they proceeded into security without further incident. Gary had something in a pocket so they told me and a couple others behind me to go through the magnetometer instead of the scanner. I watched Gary's belongings while retrieving mine from the belt. It took a bit longer to get recombobulated because of the crush of people at the belt, making it necessary for me to hang onto my shoes and suspenders and put them on elsewhere. I stopped by the Brookstone store to pick up a new headset for work; the one I've been using is fine for listening to music, but the microphone doesn't work. We found seats at the gate next to ours where we could charge phones, and waited for our plane to arrive, empty out, and board. I noticed a big and tall bear of possible South Asian origins passing by on a couple of occasions. Gary snoozed while I surfed the net and chatted with Zach, who is leaving for St. Louis with his other half on Wednesday.
When it came time to board, we had to scramble a bit, but we managed to find space for our roller bags and settled in our seats. A cute cubby dude in a SF Giants cap was seated in front of Gary. We took off to the north over the bay shore and soon crossed the bay during initial ascent. I spent much of the flight completing my journal. As we approached Everett, the clouds were low enough that we could only see the tops of the mountain peaks. We caught a Lyft home and watched TV for the rest of the evening, with a pause for dinner which I picked up from Jersey Mike's. All in all, a fine weekend getaway.
Gary got up to use the bathroom about 6:30 and couldn't go back to sleep so he surfed the net in bed. I took the opportunity to go myself and went back to sleep until Gary's alarm went off about 7:15. I turned off my 7:30 alarm and waited for Gary to finish in the bathroom before taking care of my morning routine. Around 8:30 we went across the street to Mo'z Cafe for breakfast. The dude behind the counter was very friendly. Gary had the French toast with cranberry juice, and I had the corned beef hash with poached eggs and a latte.
After breakfast we returned to the hotel and spent some time in the second-floor playroom shooting pool (Gary won by two) and assisting a lady with the two-story plinko game on the wall opposite the front desk. We returned to the room around ten and watched the Price Is Right tribute to Bob Barker (which had also aired Thursday night) while we polished off the remaining beverages from the fridge and double checked the room for any unpacked items.
At eleven we checked out of the hotel and caught BART to the airport. We sat facing a nice-looking bearded dude the whole trip. When we arrived at the International Terminal to catch the Airtrain, about four or five people jumped onto the escalator between Gary and me. When we got in line for security, a little girl stopped to retrieve a water bottle from her animal backpack while her parents moved along and then had to stop and wait for her to catch up. She ended up going down the wrong aisle so her dad picked her up and carried her over the low partition, and they proceeded into security without further incident. Gary had something in a pocket so they told me and a couple others behind me to go through the magnetometer instead of the scanner. I watched Gary's belongings while retrieving mine from the belt. It took a bit longer to get recombobulated because of the crush of people at the belt, making it necessary for me to hang onto my shoes and suspenders and put them on elsewhere. I stopped by the Brookstone store to pick up a new headset for work; the one I've been using is fine for listening to music, but the microphone doesn't work. We found seats at the gate next to ours where we could charge phones, and waited for our plane to arrive, empty out, and board. I noticed a big and tall bear of possible South Asian origins passing by on a couple of occasions. Gary snoozed while I surfed the net and chatted with Zach, who is leaving for St. Louis with his other half on Wednesday.
When it came time to board, we had to scramble a bit, but we managed to find space for our roller bags and settled in our seats. A cute cubby dude in a SF Giants cap was seated in front of Gary. We took off to the north over the bay shore and soon crossed the bay during initial ascent. I spent much of the flight completing my journal. As we approached Everett, the clouds were low enough that we could only see the tops of the mountain peaks. We caught a Lyft home and watched TV for the rest of the evening, with a pause for dinner which I picked up from Jersey Mike's. All in all, a fine weekend getaway.