I got an early start on the trip to Cody . I can’t stand being at home with nothing to do but waiting to leave. So I left two hours earlier than I needed to, using the excuse that I need to stop at the bank and Post Office on my way out of town. It worked out well that I did leave early as, I encountered quite a bit of road construction, and arrived at the airport only half an hour earlier that I should have.
Albany Airport is a very easy place to get into and out of. I like to fly into and out of small airports. People are friendlier, and a smile and nice word get you farther. Having made this flight to Duluth more times than I care to count over the last year, being at Gate 4A is a lot like coming home. I already know where to sit so that I can plug in my computer, I know what I’ll find here to eat, and that if I want my favorite kind of Ice Tea I’ll have to walk down to Gate B. This is comfortable, low stress travel.
In about an hour I’ll be on a plane heading west to Detroit. It’ll be at least a two hour flight, and for what ever reason it will take about 20 minutes from the time we touch down until they let us off the plane. I fly NorthWest, because I like the airline, because I belong to their awards program, but mostly I fly them, because they are the only airline that goes into Duluth,MN. I have nothing but good to say about NorthWest, and have always felt that I was somehow important to them. Any problems that have come up in the past while I was flying with NorthWest were handled quickly and to my satisfaction, which I can’t say about other airlines.
My arrival in Detroit was a little early which left me with just over two hours to kill, before the flight to Duluth. If any of you have been in the Detroit Airport you know about the tunnel that takes you from the A gates to the B and C gates. I am always left with the feeling when walking through it that this must be what it is like to live under the ice of a frozen lake. I know that it designed to make you think of fish and water, but my thought as the music plays and lights glow in ever changing colors, is of being locked inside a large block of ice. It really is quite lovely.
When in the airport if you have the time between flights and find yourself in Gates B or C you can’t go wrong eating at the Guinness Irish Pub. This is the second time I’ve ate there and I love it. Now I’m not a drinker so I can’t recommend the beer, but I sure can recommend the Fish and Chips dinner. The fish is light, and how can you ever go wrong with home made potato chips served with coleslaw and a bottle of vinegar.
So a two hour flight latter, on a small plane, where my feet froze, and my butt went to sleep [I don’t know why they don’t pad those seats a little more] and I’m in Duluth,MN. It is still winter here. There aren’t any leaves on the tree yet, and it snowed just yesterday. I am staying the night in the Country Inn and Suites, which for my money is the only place to spend the night when you fly in late. The hotel is close to the airport, and it has big comfortable room at good price. There is one draw back to the big booming town of Duluth, it’s not a late night city. The Outback Steakhouse closes at 9pm, the nearest gas station closes at 10, but hey they have a 24 hour Wal-mart.
And so I am off on what will be at least a week long trip. A chance for Cody and I to get to know each other again, after a long winter. My only regret is that Eddie didn’t choose to come along. But for now I say good night all.
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