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One Last Hurrah at the Hotel
Apr. 3rd, 2023 04:27 pmPhoenix Getaway Travelog #10
Now at PHX Airport - Mon, 3 Apr 2023, 4:25pm
Today we enjoyed one last hurrah at the hotel before heading to the airport to fly home. "...Wait, what happened to Sunday?" you might wonder. "Weren't you going on a big hike?" We were and we did! But I'm skipping ahead ~36 hours to "complete" this trip in real time. I'll catch up on the hiking blogs this week.
This morning, Monday morning, we ignored our 6:45 weekday alarms and slept in 'til almost 8. We're not in a rush today after our epic hike yesterday. Plus, our muscles are achy, so taking it easy is the plan today. At least the pain in my shoulder from wrenching on it the way down the steep rocks yesteday has dulled out.
We ate a quiet breakfast in the room this morning then went out to one of the hot tubs for a morning soak. That was pleasant, even though families with screaming kids were already out. Around 9 we went back up to the room to pack for a few hours at the waterpark.
We arrived at the waterpark just before it opened at 10. We waited in line with a dozen or so others for the gate to open. Once it opened we checked in quickly and went off in search of a pair of lounge chairs in a good spot with the right balance of sun and shade. We found them easily. One of the benefits of being there at opening time!
We floated around on the lazy river for just over an hour. Then it was time for lunch. We walked over to the pool grille & bar. I ordered a chicken quesadilla; Hawk got chicken fingers with BBQ sauce. Yes, it was very middle-American food. That's about all that's available on the small poolside menu. After lunch we checked out, confirmed that most of the cost of our meals was comped as a benefit of elite status— yay, Hilton Diamond membership!— and came back to the pool. We did loops on the lazy river for at least another hour. Finally at 2pm it was our agreed-upon time to go.
That agreed-upon time included an allowance for gem shopping. En route to the airport we stopped at two jewelry/bead shops for Hawk. We made it to the airport in good time, returned the car, and took the tram to the terminals. Now we're at our gate for our flight. The inbound aircraft has just arrived, 4:25pm, for our 5:20pm departure. It looks like we might leave on time... though the airline is already showing a 15 minute delay on our arrival in Oakland. We'll see what happens.
Now at PHX Airport - Mon, 3 Apr 2023, 4:25pm
Today we enjoyed one last hurrah at the hotel before heading to the airport to fly home. "...Wait, what happened to Sunday?" you might wonder. "Weren't you going on a big hike?" We were and we did! But I'm skipping ahead ~36 hours to "complete" this trip in real time. I'll catch up on the hiking blogs this week.
This morning, Monday morning, we ignored our 6:45 weekday alarms and slept in 'til almost 8. We're not in a rush today after our epic hike yesterday. Plus, our muscles are achy, so taking it easy is the plan today. At least the pain in my shoulder from wrenching on it the way down the steep rocks yesteday has dulled out.
We ate a quiet breakfast in the room this morning then went out to one of the hot tubs for a morning soak. That was pleasant, even though families with screaming kids were already out. Around 9 we went back up to the room to pack for a few hours at the waterpark.
We arrived at the waterpark just before it opened at 10. We waited in line with a dozen or so others for the gate to open. Once it opened we checked in quickly and went off in search of a pair of lounge chairs in a good spot with the right balance of sun and shade. We found them easily. One of the benefits of being there at opening time!
We floated around on the lazy river for just over an hour. Then it was time for lunch. We walked over to the pool grille & bar. I ordered a chicken quesadilla; Hawk got chicken fingers with BBQ sauce. Yes, it was very middle-American food. That's about all that's available on the small poolside menu. After lunch we checked out, confirmed that most of the cost of our meals was comped as a benefit of elite status— yay, Hilton Diamond membership!— and came back to the pool. We did loops on the lazy river for at least another hour. Finally at 2pm it was our agreed-upon time to go.
That agreed-upon time included an allowance for gem shopping. En route to the airport we stopped at two jewelry/bead shops for Hawk. We made it to the airport in good time, returned the car, and took the tram to the terminals. Now we're at our gate for our flight. The inbound aircraft has just arrived, 4:25pm, for our 5:20pm departure. It looks like we might leave on time... though the airline is already showing a 15 minute delay on our arrival in Oakland. We'll see what happens.
