What an incredible weekend! I’m going to write a blog post about each day instead of trying to include all of the fun into one post. I’ll start with Day One, the day of travel!
This was my first time to Non-Rev with Southwest. I’ve flown on my brother’s American passes, so I was kind of familiar with the process, but it’s a little different with Southwest.
The full flight we were trying to get on left Love Field at 6 a.m. Mom and I both got up in the 3 a.m. hour after we both didn’t go to bed until about 1 a.m. It was a rough start, but we got to the airport with plenty of time to check in. My best friend, Casey, showed up around 5 also, and the fun began.
Due to snowy conditions in Albuquerque, the gate agent told us that they were only carrying 100 passengers because they had to add fuel. How defeating to know the next flight didn’t leave until 8:30 a.m…. that meant three hours in the airport. The good news is that we managed to be the last three seats and were on our way to ABQ!
When we arrived in ABQ, they made us get off the plane because the flight to Oakland was full. Once again, the feeling of defeat was in full effect! The gate agent told us we really had no chance of getting anywhere out of ABQ, so we started considering the option of renting a car and driving to Solvang. It was going to be a 15-hour drive, but hey, we were going to do it. Thank goodness they called our name, and we managed to be the last three on the flight again. Wheh! Sigh of relief!
Our flight from Oakland to Burbank was wide open, and we got there fast. When we got to the rental car place, they gave us a black Impala. Funny story—my dad wanted my sister of me to get an Impala when we turned 16. Thank goodness Mom intervened, and she reminded me of the story as we started the two-and-a-half hour drive to Solvang.
There really isn’t much more to write about Day One. We arrived in Lompoc (where the hotel was), the team captain put my bike together for me, we went into Solvang to eat at a great restaurant called Cecca, and then we went to bed.
Stay tuned for Day Two…
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