Tuesday, December 29, 2009

We're on the West Coast!

I finally found an internet connection. We're in Reno now - having a great time.

Our flights were good - first class tickets to San Fransisco (courtesy Duane's Frequent Flyer miles left over from his trips to Asia). I, of course, am thrilled by the luxury. We were served a couple of very nice little snacks. Here is the lunch time meal - just a sandwich and other goodies. Real plates and silverware is neat while you're trapped on the airplane. Flights were smooth and no troubles other than a few minor delays.


Once we got out over the western plains, the terrain started to change considerably. The recent snowfall was in evidence.



Cool canyons and lakes visible in the arid land.


As we got closer to San Fransisco, we started to see bits of green on the mountains - but it really didn't look like trees.





This is the view approaching San Fransisco.




Taxiing in at the SFO airport....just thought these tanks were cute. Guess if you had just landed and didn't know what airport you were at, these would clue you in!!


We picked up our rental minivan with no problems - had to hop on a shuttle train to get to the garage. All very smooth - nicely designed airport. That's all for now! More when we get back to San Fransisco to meet the kids on Thursday. (Assuming we're not trapped in Reno by a blizzard up on Donner Pass - Interstate 80)


2 comments:

affectioknit said...

Awesome - have fun!

Elizabeth said...

Glad to see your smooth flight. Pictures are great. Hope rest of trip is without glitches, too. MOM