APR 30, 22 .. OUR FLIGHT HOME FROM ARIZONA AND NEVADA TO ANCHORAGE, ALASKA

Patti and I flew back up here to Anchorage, Alaska, on Tuesday the 19th of April. We actually arrived in Anchorage early in the morning (just after 12am midnight) on Wednesday the 20th. 

We flew on Delta Airlines. This was sort of a first for us because we usually (read : always) fly on Alaska Airlines our home airline. We chose Delta because Alaska and its pilots are negotiating a new contract and some flights have been cancelled as a result thereof. We did NOT want to even remotely consider having a flight get cancelled.

We had two flights. First, from Las Vegas, Nevada, to Seattle, Washington. Second, from Seattle, Washington, to Anchorage, Alaska. On both of our flights all seats were taken possibly because of other passengers not wanting to deal with possible flight cancelations. On both flights we were booked to sit in separate rows. I was in (the dreaded) center seat on both flights. Patti was on the aisle on one flight and at a window on the other.

Why did this happen? I even asked Delta Airlines (Why did this happen?) when I did an online review of our trip. So far no answer.

Boarding time arrived in Las Vegas. When we got to the gate to go down the jet way into the aircraft, we were told (with absolutely NO advanced warning) that our seats had been changed!!

Instead of sitting apart, in different rows, we were going to sit beside one another IN the Comfort Section up front just behind the First Class Section!! These seats cost an additonal $50 each when selected during the ticketing of the trip!!

Will you all just look at the leg room we had up in very front of the Comfort Section!!

Immediately ahead of us were the First Class fliers. Being in the Comfort Section, we were allowed to use the First Class toilet with no waiting line.

I sure wish I knew why the above change in seating happened. We probably will never know. 

IF I had to hazard a wild guess this would be it : I have been a Delta Airlines Sky Miles Member for 28 years and my current Sky Mile Mileage is 174,100 miles. So maybe, just maybe, with seats in the Comfort Section available, my long tenure with Delta may have been a contributing factor.

We had a three hour layover in Seattle.

While awaiting our connecting flight North to Anchorage, I asked at the counter IF we could possibly be seated together on the upcoming flight. Yes we could! We were still in the back of the plane, but had adjoining seats on the aisle and center. Much better than being in separate rows.

Some cloud formations from 35,000 feet. We never seem to tire of looking at the cloud formations as we fly.

Man Oh Manischewitz it is sure nice to be back home in Alaska.

Cap and Patti

APR 17, 22 .. HAPPY EASTER 2022 TO ONE AND ALL

 He is not here: for he is risen, as he said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay. 

King James Matthew 28:6

HAPPY EASTER EGG

HAPPY EASTER BUNNY

In HIS Most Holy Name ..

Cap and Patti

And ?? THANK YOU SO VERY VERY MUCH..

EVA 99501 .. for the above wonderful photos.

APR 10, 22 .. A FEW BLOOMING CACTI (PLURAL FOR CACTUS) HERE IN PHOENIX

Loran our great friend here in Phoenix, sent us the below photos of his Cacti in bloom!! 

This is the time of year when the cacti begin to flower.

And below a butterfly visiting his Cacti.

In case some of you don't remember, we have published several Posts here on blogspot showing Loran and Gard's amazing cactus garden at their home. If you would like to refresh your memory, the below link will take you to the most recent Post.

http://bobbacaps.blogspot.com/2022/02/feb-27-22-absolutely-amazing-cactus.html

The next photos show some of the cacti that Patti and I saw on the Mayo Clinic campus here in Phoenix last friday when Patti had her procedure.

In the first photo, if you look closely, you can see the buds waiting to open up and become flowers.

In the next two photos, a few buds have flowered.

Now we go to the next-door-neighbor of the above cactus.

This one has really begun to flower out!

Our last photo.

And? 

The rest of the story! The above photos taken at the Mayo Clinic are 100% thanks to Patti. As we were walking into the building where her procedure would be performed, Patti pointed the flowering cactus out to me and suggested that I snap a photo (or even two).

So we will sign off .. 

Patti and Cap

APR 8, 22 .. MAYO CLINIC PROCEDURE FOR PATTI

Today Patti visited The Mayo Clinic here in Phoenix, Arizona, to have the current condition of her esophagus examined. If you want further details of this please go to dot.net by clicking onto the below link.

http://babakaps.net/?p=45706

The purpose of this Post here on blogspot is to show a few photos of our visit to the Mayo Clinic today. For technical reasons beyond my understanding, I was not able to upload these photos into our dot.net website so here they are on blogspot !!

Step One. You must be screened in order to enter any Mayo Clinic Building. Then after being screened you are given the below tags. Patti's tag is the top one and mine the below red one.

Next, after getting to the procedure area on the second floor of the Mayo Clinic Phoenix Building 3, Patti was assigned the below number ..  2000458748839

I focused only on the final 5 digits .. 48839

What is the use of the above indentification numer? 

In the waiting area is a large Patient Status Board that, using your own patients identification number, you can track their progress.

A closer look at the above Patient Status Board.

Below are close up photos showing Patti's status. Look for Patti's I.D. number ending in 48839. 

Patti is the 6th up from the bottom and her status is : Preparing for procedure.

Next we have (again 6th up from the bottom) : In procedure room.

And finally Patti's procedure is finished and she is (6th up from the bottom) in the recovery room : Waking up.

Patti is: Waking up.

All the while, I was getting text messages advising me of Patti's status. 

12:33 Mayo Clinic: You are signed up to receive procedure update messages. Please do not reply to these messages.

13:29 Mayo Clinic : The patient is in the operating room.

13:33 Mayo Clinic : The patient's procedure had begun.

13:47 Mayo Clinic : The patient is in the recovery area.

And then it was time for me to go get our truck and meet Patti downstairs (the staff bring patients down in wheel chairs).

A few looks at very attractive The Mayo Clinic Campus from where I was sitting.

Thanks so VERY MUCH for your prayers and ongoing support!

Cap and Patti

APR 1, 22 .. HOMESICK FOR ALASKA .. PART 2

To quote Robert W. Service my favorite poet ..

Now a promise made is a debt unpaid ..

In yesterday's Post, I promised you all that today I would answer the question : Are we homesick to be in Alaska?

As I showed yesterday, Springtime in Alaska can be absolutely beautiful.

Then we texted our neighbor up in Anchorage and asked her to send us a few photos of what winter around our Condo was looking like this week.

Below are the photos we received !

In the below photo, we are looking back at our bedroom window.

In light of the above photos, and in order to have our minds clear, Patti and I went out by our swimming pool at our motel here in Lake Havasu City, Arizona, to discuss whether or not we really wanted to go home to Alaska at this time.

"Can you believe it Patti? It looks like rain here in Lake Havasu City, Arizona."

And then the skies opened up and we had some real rain!

In the below photo, our swimming pool is to the left.

Amazing! Absolutely, positively Amazing.

Then the sun came out and just look at the day!

Below we are looking across at our swimmng pool.

Before reaching its final decision, Our Jury took one more look at what the area around our Condo up in Alaska looks like right now !

Our Jurys Decision : Stay put down in Arizona.

Although we are more than a little homesick for Alaska, we will do just that, stay put here. We are considering heading North To Alaska around the middle of April.

All Smiles .. Cap and Patti