After a bit of lazy time at the pool, i went back up, got showered and packed my bag.

the drive north took about 2 hours with a few periods of traffic. Drop of for Avis at LAX is now at the new rental car center as of a few days ago. I had to make a mad dash to the facilities and after washing my hands got to texting without much thought. I followed the signage to the shuttles but it led me upstairs or I followed it wrong. Perhaps it’s for when the terminal is fully complete. Anyway, I finally found the shuttles which are right near the drop off.
on board and bag stowed with the shuttle nearly full and about to depart, I realized I had left my fancy pants water bottle on the counter in the mens room. Quickly off with my bag, I was able to retrieve it and return for another shuttle.

quick drop of at T1 for Southwest, and tracked back down century blvd to the HR LAX. My room was assigned quickly and it was up to freshen my suit for an event tonight.

nice runway views.

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After a night far later than expected, I had a decent sleep in and an hour or so of lounging, I decided to do something that I would normally not do. I went to In and Out. Not just any location, the one on Sepulveda by LAX. The place was packed but I didn’t have to wait long for my double double with animal fries.

here’s the hot take, I don’t think In and Out is very good and certainly not worth the hype. I can’t be alone, can I?? Give me a Whataburger any day. But sometimes a meal can be enhanced by the ambience. If you like sitting right beside a runway and watching planes soar overhead, this place has you covered. I grabbed a seat and tucked in while watching planes whizz by.

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My breakfast of champions.

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One of my dining companions

burger and half the fries down, i walked back to the hotel and waited for my cousin to pick me up. The rest of the day was spent hanging out at a park with a bunch of family enjoying the weather.

Time to conclude this report from the comfort of my couch.

the day started with a reasonable wake up hour and after showering and packing the remainder of my stuff I headed out from the HR LAX on foot for terminal 5. The walk took about 15 min, and it was straight through to the TSA pre line. Not much of a wait and I was on my way.
my flight home was on an AA flight operated by Skywest. So that’s a regional jet for me and a departure from the 52 gates. These are located in a building well away from T5 and require a bus to get there.
i didn’t want to go tot he regional terminal too early as it’s not a great place to spend much time. Found myself a coffee and parked near the Jet Blue gates which had just emptied. An announcement came over the horn that there was a line forming to get to the 52’s so I meandered over still with plenty of time only to find a line snaking down the terminal. That was a new one for me. The folks manning the area did a great job of trying to pull people out who had nearer departures. i must have been asked 5 times where I was going.
after a lengthy wait and ride we were dropped off at our new waiting pen.
while waiting there were a number of folks running in off of subsequent buses that missed their flights.

At some point in the past month I took AA up on an upgrade offer so it was seat 3A for me on the shuttle north.

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At some point before service, the attendant from the main cabin got on the PA for the longest announcement I’ve heard. Started with a warning to mind the cart with every conceivable body part listed in random order, then instructions on how to order coffee, and finally a reminder x2 to flush the toilet in the lav and the associated instructions on how to do so. Bizarre.

up front we were offered a breakfast box choice of salmon and cheese or yogurt and fruit. I think everyone that ate took the salmon.

it wound up being a smoked salmon mouse of sorts, some egg salad, crackers, enough cheese to plug a moose, and a blueberry muffin.

despite the appearance it was decent.

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saw this not far out. Maybe over oregon or washington. Anyone know what it is?

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gray and raining, yup, must be home.


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i like getting to walk through the nature display on the way to customs at YVR.

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and that’s a wrap. Sitting on my couch, gray and raining outside, watching the Dodgers and Mets play in the sunshine of LA where I was just a few hours ago.

thanks again for following along.

Excellent job. Well done in fact. Looking forward to your next adventure!

‘Enough cheese to plug a moose’

That’s started my day with a laugh :D

Another enjoyable read, looking forward to you future adventures

The photo of the mountain with the crater looks like Mt. Saint Helen in Washington
 

I was wondering if it might be St. Helens and maybe it's just the angle that's hiding the big blow out on one side of it?

Look to the right
 

If one looks closely to the right side of the photo it shows the blown out portion of Mt Saint Helens.