Last Licks at the Lazy River
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canyonwalkerPhoenix Weekend Travelog #6
PHX airport - Sun, 12 May 2024, 2pm
This morning we took our last licks at the lazy river. Hotel checkout time was 11am, and we four timed it to leave pretty much right at 11. We could've stayed longer in the pool area; the hotel's policies allow us to use the waterpark all day, and our flight's not til 4:10pm. If it were just Hawk and me, we might've stayed until about 2, stowing our bags in the car for a few hours and changing in the public toilets before heading to the airport. But we're traveling with Hawk's parents— they're flying to San Jose with us to visit at our home for the next few days!—and they're slow and pokey because of their advanced age. Things like "stow the bags in the car for a few hours" and "change in the public toilets" don't work for them.
All that's not to say we didn't do anything today. We definitely took our last licks at the waterpark. I hit the hot tub early in the morning, before the big waterpark opened, for a good long soak. I think I was out there for almost an hour. Then we lined up for the waterpark right at its 9am opening. ...Yes, there was a line. There were about 20 people in front of us. And one of them took our favorite lounge chairs in the shade by the lazy river! 😰 Well, we'd only be there for a bit over an hour, so it was no great loss. We picked other chairs in the shade, just without such a good river view for FIL, who didn't join us in the water but wanted to watch us go around.
We went back to our rooms around 10:15 to shower, change, and finish packing. For us the packing was a bit more complex because we've still got our stuff from Los Cabos, Mexico, including a few souvenirs and gifts. But it was also easier than packing to leave Los Cabos because we've removed a few things since then— like the gifts for Hawk's parents. Now that stuff is theirs to pack. 😅
After leaving the hotel at 11 we stopped at a restaurant for lunch. It's Mothers' Day today, and to avoid the puffery of themed specials I suggested the least mother-y place I could think of: a sports bar. It had a broad menu with food everyone agreed on.
Now we're at the airport, having run the gantlet of refueling the rental car, returning the rental, riding the tram to the terminal, checking bags, and passing through security. I'm glad we allowed ourselves extra time for this instead of trying to cram in an extra hour or two at the waterpark. Our flight still doesn't board for 90 minutes, but we're ready in the gate area already and able to take it easy until then.
PHX airport - Sun, 12 May 2024, 2pm
This morning we took our last licks at the lazy river. Hotel checkout time was 11am, and we four timed it to leave pretty much right at 11. We could've stayed longer in the pool area; the hotel's policies allow us to use the waterpark all day, and our flight's not til 4:10pm. If it were just Hawk and me, we might've stayed until about 2, stowing our bags in the car for a few hours and changing in the public toilets before heading to the airport. But we're traveling with Hawk's parents— they're flying to San Jose with us to visit at our home for the next few days!—and they're slow and pokey because of their advanced age. Things like "stow the bags in the car for a few hours" and "change in the public toilets" don't work for them.
All that's not to say we didn't do anything today. We definitely took our last licks at the waterpark. I hit the hot tub early in the morning, before the big waterpark opened, for a good long soak. I think I was out there for almost an hour. Then we lined up for the waterpark right at its 9am opening. ...Yes, there was a line. There were about 20 people in front of us. And one of them took our favorite lounge chairs in the shade by the lazy river! 😰 Well, we'd only be there for a bit over an hour, so it was no great loss. We picked other chairs in the shade, just without such a good river view for FIL, who didn't join us in the water but wanted to watch us go around.
We went back to our rooms around 10:15 to shower, change, and finish packing. For us the packing was a bit more complex because we've still got our stuff from Los Cabos, Mexico, including a few souvenirs and gifts. But it was also easier than packing to leave Los Cabos because we've removed a few things since then— like the gifts for Hawk's parents. Now that stuff is theirs to pack. 😅
After leaving the hotel at 11 we stopped at a restaurant for lunch. It's Mothers' Day today, and to avoid the puffery of themed specials I suggested the least mother-y place I could think of: a sports bar. It had a broad menu with food everyone agreed on.
Now we're at the airport, having run the gantlet of refueling the rental car, returning the rental, riding the tram to the terminal, checking bags, and passing through security. I'm glad we allowed ourselves extra time for this instead of trying to cram in an extra hour or two at the waterpark. Our flight still doesn't board for 90 minutes, but we're ready in the gate area already and able to take it easy until then.
