Beyond the Palm Trees - 6/29/17

We have been enjoying our new home in Florida through the winter and spring, but now it is time to get out of the heat and look beyond the palm trees. 2017's travels include a couple of domestic trips and one six week sojourn through France by boat, by train and by car.

We don't often return to the same places on our travels, but Portland, OR has been a favorite location ever since we lived near it in Seattle.  It's gritty, hipster, pioneering culture provides local color, great art and music and an "eat local" food scene that is booming.

The first leg of our flight from Tampa to Seattle was uneventful.  Upon landing at approximately 10 pm PST (1am EST) and receiving my dormant texts and email, there was a message from Alaska Airlines.  "Sorry, Flight 2751 has been canceled. We're here to help and get you back on your way. Please see an Alaska customer service agent for assistance. This was a very unwelcome message. But air travel is fraught with these kind of challenges.  Alaska Air provided some food vouchers for our inconvenience and booked us on a later flight that same night. A little Ivar's chowder in our bellies, we completed our trek to our new temporary flat at around 1 am.  Good way to catch up on the time zone change I guess.