Oh, Canada!

April 15, 2023

Original Plan:

Peggy and Ken leave on Thursday, April 13 and fly to Vancouver (via Seattle). They fly Vancouver to Tokyo on Friday, April 14, arriving on Saturday, April 15.

Libby and Eric leave at 1:00 am on Saturday, April 15, and fly to Seattle. Later that day they fly to Tokyo, arriving on Sunday, April 16.

The Volcano’s Plan:

Most flights on April 13 and 14 will be cancelled. For good measure, at least one early flight on April 15 will be cancelled.

New Plan: 

Peggy and Ken leave on Saturday, April 15 and fly to Vancouver (via Seattle). They fly Vancouver to Tokyo on Sunday, April 16, arriving on Monday, April 17.

Libby and Eric leave at 1:00 am on Monday, April 17, and fly to Seattle. Later that day they fly to Tokyo, arriving on Tuesday, April 16.

Net Loss: Two days 

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Today my expectations were exceeded more than once. For one thing, I got a wonderful and unexpected coffee at the Alaska Lounge at the airport in Anchorage. It had marshmallows and whipped cream and chocolate syrup. Oh, my!

For another thing, we made it to Vancouver. Can you spell       H-U-G-E  R-E-L-I-E-F? Things are not 100% back to normal, but close enough. 

“Welcome Figures” at Vancouver Airport

Another thing. We are staying at the Hilton Vancouver Airport tonight. We got upgraded to a 2-room suite. There is a lot of interesting wood here.

The living room:

The bedroom, with an artsy wood headboard:

The itty, bitty balcony (it needs work):

(You may recall that we stayed here in 2018 or 2019 and had a similar room with a similar balcony.) 

Today’s color is Western Red Cedar. Maybe it’s not technically a “color,” but it feels right.