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Ohio Halloween trip, 9 of 9
Nov. 4th, 2023 11:59 pmSATURDAY
I woke up about quarter to seven to Gary having a nightmare. I took the opportunity to go pee and went back to sleep, remaining in bed until my alarm went off an hour later. Gary tested his sugar and left the bathroom to me. I tested, showered, gathered my toiletries, and cleared out of the bathroom around eight. While Gary took his turn in the shower, I packed up my CPAP bag and dressed. We had all our bags packed and went downstairs for breakfast about nine.
At ten we returned to the room to load up the car, but had to return to the front desk to have our keys corrected AGAIN. Grrr.... 🤬 That settled, I finished my coffee and we grabbed our bags and headed downstairs to check out. There was an irate guest at the desk ranting and raving about cockroaches, so we discreetly detoured around him and loaded up the car. When we'd finished that, he wasn't quite done, but the desk clerk motioned us past him and we checked out without further incident.
We left about quarter after ten and drove to Sharon Woods county park to spend some time before traveling to Sheila's. The Heritage Village was closed but the natural history exhibit was open. The latter was definitely meant for children, and there were a couple of families walking through including one with a hot little dad with light brown hair and beard. After viewing the exhibit we parked ourselves on a bench outside the village until noon, then left for Sheila's house about a half hour away.
We gave Sheila our remaining distilled water and trail mix, along with the burrito coupons they gave us after the hockey game. Sheila made coffee and we sat and watched the Ohio State at Rutgers game (Ohio State won 36-17) while carrying on a conversation about our trip and life in general. Colleen arrived just before two and shared stories of her trip to Brown County state park in Indiana.
We left at three and had the car dropped off around 3:30, then made our way to drop off our checked bags and go through security. It didn't take me too long to get recombobulated as they let us keep everything in our bags. We took the train out to Concourse A and stopped by the OTR Market for a light snack of a muffin and flavored milk, since we'd skipped lunch and were expecting an early dinner on the plane. Our gate was a short walk from the market, and we settled in briefly before our flight was called to board.
We pushed back from the gate slightly early to compensate for the strong headwind; the previous flight had benefited from the same wind in the opposite direction and had arrived almost a half hour early. We took off into the west with the sun just ahead of us. I think we both nodded off shortly after takeoff and woke up as the flight attendant offered drinks to the folks seated in front of us. I set up my phone to play the chorus rehearsal tracks and listened to them the rest of the flight. Just as our row was to be served dinner, we hit a pocket of turbulence severe enough to interrupt service, but it only lasted a few minutes. Gary had a fruit and cheese plate as usual, and I decided to try the salmon and vegetables, which were tasty. After dinner we were served a small but rich chocolate cake and offered coffee or tea to go with it. Gary declined the beverage; I had black coffee. Once the dessert dishes were collected, I decided I needed to pee while I had the opportunity, and produced an impressive amount. When I returned to my seat, Gary took the opportunity to go as well. We were just in time, as we flew into darkness and storm clouds over Wyoming that required the seat belt light to come on. Turbulence continued off and on until we prepared to land. The route to SEA took us north till just over Kirkland where we took a U turn.
When we arrived at the gate, we used the bathroom and made our way to baggage claim. Our flight was assigned baggage claim 15, which was a conveyor belt snaking around among a forest of temporary support columns wrapped in plywood. We continued on to the light rail station and boarded an almost empty rear car of the train. A hot cubby dude with a lady boarded the train at one of the early stops. When we arrived at Northgate Station, the elevator from the platform to the south mezzanine was out of service. We caught a double-decker bus to Everett Station and a Lyft home from there.
After unpacking, sorting the laundry, and turning clocks back to standard time, I got to sleep about quarter to one, which meant I had been awake for most of 20 hours.
I woke up about quarter to seven to Gary having a nightmare. I took the opportunity to go pee and went back to sleep, remaining in bed until my alarm went off an hour later. Gary tested his sugar and left the bathroom to me. I tested, showered, gathered my toiletries, and cleared out of the bathroom around eight. While Gary took his turn in the shower, I packed up my CPAP bag and dressed. We had all our bags packed and went downstairs for breakfast about nine.
At ten we returned to the room to load up the car, but had to return to the front desk to have our keys corrected AGAIN. Grrr.... 🤬 That settled, I finished my coffee and we grabbed our bags and headed downstairs to check out. There was an irate guest at the desk ranting and raving about cockroaches, so we discreetly detoured around him and loaded up the car. When we'd finished that, he wasn't quite done, but the desk clerk motioned us past him and we checked out without further incident.
We left about quarter after ten and drove to Sharon Woods county park to spend some time before traveling to Sheila's. The Heritage Village was closed but the natural history exhibit was open. The latter was definitely meant for children, and there were a couple of families walking through including one with a hot little dad with light brown hair and beard. After viewing the exhibit we parked ourselves on a bench outside the village until noon, then left for Sheila's house about a half hour away.
We gave Sheila our remaining distilled water and trail mix, along with the burrito coupons they gave us after the hockey game. Sheila made coffee and we sat and watched the Ohio State at Rutgers game (Ohio State won 36-17) while carrying on a conversation about our trip and life in general. Colleen arrived just before two and shared stories of her trip to Brown County state park in Indiana.
We left at three and had the car dropped off around 3:30, then made our way to drop off our checked bags and go through security. It didn't take me too long to get recombobulated as they let us keep everything in our bags. We took the train out to Concourse A and stopped by the OTR Market for a light snack of a muffin and flavored milk, since we'd skipped lunch and were expecting an early dinner on the plane. Our gate was a short walk from the market, and we settled in briefly before our flight was called to board.
We pushed back from the gate slightly early to compensate for the strong headwind; the previous flight had benefited from the same wind in the opposite direction and had arrived almost a half hour early. We took off into the west with the sun just ahead of us. I think we both nodded off shortly after takeoff and woke up as the flight attendant offered drinks to the folks seated in front of us. I set up my phone to play the chorus rehearsal tracks and listened to them the rest of the flight. Just as our row was to be served dinner, we hit a pocket of turbulence severe enough to interrupt service, but it only lasted a few minutes. Gary had a fruit and cheese plate as usual, and I decided to try the salmon and vegetables, which were tasty. After dinner we were served a small but rich chocolate cake and offered coffee or tea to go with it. Gary declined the beverage; I had black coffee. Once the dessert dishes were collected, I decided I needed to pee while I had the opportunity, and produced an impressive amount. When I returned to my seat, Gary took the opportunity to go as well. We were just in time, as we flew into darkness and storm clouds over Wyoming that required the seat belt light to come on. Turbulence continued off and on until we prepared to land. The route to SEA took us north till just over Kirkland where we took a U turn.
When we arrived at the gate, we used the bathroom and made our way to baggage claim. Our flight was assigned baggage claim 15, which was a conveyor belt snaking around among a forest of temporary support columns wrapped in plywood. We continued on to the light rail station and boarded an almost empty rear car of the train. A hot cubby dude with a lady boarded the train at one of the early stops. When we arrived at Northgate Station, the elevator from the platform to the south mezzanine was out of service. We caught a double-decker bus to Everett Station and a Lyft home from there.
After unpacking, sorting the laundry, and turning clocks back to standard time, I got to sleep about quarter to one, which meant I had been awake for most of 20 hours.