A pleasant, fairly uneventful travel day, which I suppose is not a bad thing. The biggest frustration for the day was our 20+ minute drive through the economy parking lot in PHL looking for a spot to park. Once we parked, the shuttle arrived promptly, self-check-in was a breeze, security lines were short and fast, and we were at our gate within in minutes. We got some coffees, and boarded immediately, where we were seated about 6+ rows apart, towards the back of the plane. Vee had the joy of sitting next to a girl who acted as if there was no one else on the plane but her, and I had the joy of sitting next to a young boy with very bad gas. Meals were $7.00 and they were out of sandwiches by the time they got back to me, so I starved, drank my water, ate my little bag of pretzels, and Vee was fortunate enough to have snagged a salad. We both just read the whole flight. The Bose headphones and Zen Jukebox were my saviours!!! The landing was smooth, despite the plane seemingly landing too much towards one side, but all was good. Baggage claim was a snap, and we hooked up with the shuttle to the hotel: Crowne Plaza in Foster City.
Upon our arrival at the hotel at 3:30, our room was not ready, so we went to the hotel bar/restaurant for a beer, appetizer and club sandwich. We then got checked in, nice room, took a nap, watched a bit of TV, went for a walk, picked up some goodies at Target, shared a dessert at Starbucks, and came back to the room, where I continue to geek out here in the wee hours of the morning. It is 4:10 am EST, but I am trying to adjust to West Coast time, and staying up late the first night just might do it.
So, tomorrow, Sunday, is our only day that is wide open. Who knows, maybe Alacatraz, maybe rent a car (Jeep?!?!?!) and hit wine country, or maybe just hit the fun spots in the city. Let's see. The weather is mild, and gorgeous and looks to be this way all week.
Okay, to bed. I loved the Jimi Hendrix documentary we watched in our room tonight. If only he would still be on this planet.
Mmmm, and the Ghirardelli dark chocolates we got are delicious.
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