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“Hello, this is Kim.”
“Hi, Kim, it’s daily scheduling, and we have a trip for you…”
I check the trip details, and it’s an easy 4-leg 3-day! And, I LOVE transcons (transcontinental)!!!! One leg to Baltimore (BWI), short overnight, BWI to Phoenix (PHX) to Seattle (SEA), long overnight, one leg back to CLT. Hot DOG!!
Once again, I have a fantastic crew. In fact, the captain and the A flight attendant are engaged, and I love flying with working couples! This one is a very elegant senior mama with lots of class, too. 🙂
Well, today I had a first. We flew a leg to BWI and had little time to finish the beverage service for the the entire flight. Upon beginning our service, I hear >dinggg!< Call bell. I find a lady waving behind me. I ask her if I could do anything, and she informs me that she has 2 young children. One needs to use the bathroom and that I need to stay and babysit the other child…
I’ll let you figure out how that story ended, but let’s talk about Baltimore… The FO (first officer) and I were starving, so we planned to meet downstairs to find a place to eat. An inbound flight crew came walking in, and I was just about invite them to go to dinner with us, when lo and behold – my dear friend Ryan “Boston” Colon was the trailing crew member! I met him on OPR, remember that journal entry?!!
I told him we’ll wait for him downstairs, when lo and behold – my FO and Ryan knew each other!! I could hardly contain myself laughing at all their stories… What a nice dinner we had, so if you’re on a layover, look out for your fellow crew members staying at the same place.
Onward to SEA, where we decided to try their local seafood. We found an elegant, quiet, and delicious restaurant called Cutter’s, located at 2001 Western Avenue overlooking the bay. The FO wanted fresh salmon, and I wanted fresh crab. They’re known for their Dungeness crab, so I’ll try it! Note to self: ALWAYS find out the “market price” before ordering… Although I was floored upon receiving the bill, I keep telling myself it was worth every delectable bite! It truly was, but it’ll lessen the shock if you know the price before ordering… 😉
I keep missing Pike’s Place Market as they operate during normal daytime hours. I’ll get there next time, but for now, let’s visit the original Starbucks and buy some gifts for people. The line was not bad, but next morning, I go there again for more gifts and there was NO line! Wow! Upon stopping at McDonald’s for breakfast, only in Seattle can I have breakfast amongst pets and such diverse people while listening to their classical music being played!! As they say at McDonald’s, “I’M LOVIN’ IT!!” Not to mention how much I was LOVIN’ Seattle!
Crew Chew 