The following is a chronicling of my nominally epic journey to
Santa Fe.
4:00 p.m. SLC Utah - I naively assumed
things would go swimmingly on the journey and began what I thought would be a
routine blog post . . . poor misguided soul that I was
Hiyo all, DW here in the Salt Lake City
airport awaiting my departure. While I will leave having experienced
neither an attempted conversion (color me surprised) nor the incredible
buoyancy of The Great Salt Lake (which in the esteem of most locals is reknown
only for its smell), I do depart
a great deal more knowledgeable than I was when I arrived. What's more I
made some great friends in the process, and given how small the world of Voice
Habilitation seems to be I will undoubtedly be meeting them again in the not
too distant future.
Well as I am brain addled from attending a phonosurgery conference
for the past 2 days I will resort to my usual strategy of bombarding you with
pictures. Enjoy!
5:15 p.m. SLC Utah - I board the plan which seems to be running a
smidge late, but I have a 45 minute layover so all will be well . . .
6:55 p.m. Denver Colorado - Landed 5 minutes ahead of schedule.
I knowingly chuckle at my earlier worries.*ominous thunder clap*
7:00 p.m. Denver Colorado - We are stuck waiting on the tarmac
looking at the gate we are supposed to be going to, B57, which is currently
occupied by another plane. We are assured the plane will be moving soon.
7:20 p.m. Denver Colorado - Still sitting. I've checked and
my next flight is on time due to depart in 20 minutes. Fortunately it is
leaving from gate B59 right next to where we will disembark. *attempted serenity*
7:33 p.m. Denver Colorado - The plane in B57 starts to move and we
back away to give it space . . . only we keep going. The captain
announces that we will be going to gate B89 instead. *cue nervous tapping of feet*
7:33:16 p.m. Denver Colorado - @#$^&*!#@$!!!
7:37 p.m. Denver Colorado - The jetbridge is having trouble. Joy.
They manage some MacGuyver like fix and I disembark the plan, grab my gate
checked carry on and RUN to
get to gate B59.
7:42 p.m. Denver Colorado - I arrive at the gate wheezing from
trying to run while carrying an overstuffed backpack and carry-on, and am
rewarded with a missing plane and a sassy gate attendent. I rue my former
hubris.
8:15 p.m. Denver Colorado - After chatting with my friends in
Santa Fe I wade through the purgatory that is the customer service line for
United Airlines, and get scheduled on a 10:30 pm flight to Albuquerque.
8:30 p.m. Denver Coloardo - I find a bit of consolation in a beer
at the New Belgium Brewery restaurant in the airport, and in that knowledge
that while I will be in the airport longer at least my luggage will have time
to make the connection.
11:30 p.m. Albuquerque NM - We land on time, and my friend Chad
has made the schlep down from Santa Fe. I meet up with him after
disembarking, and we go to grab my bag so we can head out.
11:45 p.m. Albuquerque NM - My luggage doesn't arrive. I am
assured that the bag will be going to Santa Fe in the morning.
Delightful.
1:00 p.m. Santa Fe NM - We arrive at the house having heard a
strange dragging sound for the last few miles . . . Yeah I broke the car too.
1:15 p.m. Santa Fe NM - The rather epic trip pays off as I sit
down in a lovely living room with a glass of wine, to chat with two of my best
friends Chad and Brenda.
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At this point I've been in Santa Fe for a little over a day, and
have tooled about the town and heard Brenda's AMAZING American premier with
Santa Fe, Opera. I'll fill you in on the rest of the details of my time
here in New Mexico and my upcoming trip to Portland to meet my new nephew in my
next installment. For now here are some pictures of food, friends, and
pretty views from my last weeks in SLC.
Food:
Friends:
Pretty Views:
Thanks as always for reading, and don't forget to feed the fish!
DW
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