Am I lucky!

I slept some and finally got up about 12:30am. By 1:50 I was all ready and out front. One thing about Jose, he is very punctual. A lot of times he is early. So, when it was 2:07 and no sign of him I called, I texted, I emailed, I messaged, I used whatsApp. Nothing. At 2:21am I called Gerardo and said no Jose. He tried calling him and called me back to say wait a minute. Just before 3:00am Gerardo arrived and switched cars and away we went. It usually takes 2 hours to the airport, a little less at off times. If you have to pay your departure tax it can take some time so I was already prepared to have to take a later flight. I did check and American had several. Not the case! Gerardo has a bit of a heavy foot, just like I do. There was no traffic and red lights were just a suggestion. We arrived at the airport a couple minutes before 4:00am so I had plenty of time. It turns out Jose had moved and his reminder didn't work. I have reconfirmed he will be there next Tuesday. 

I am so lucky to be able to call on Gerardo. So far everything is going great. Flights have all been right on time. From San JOse to Phoenix I was in the exit row so lots of legroom. Flight wasn't even half full so an empty seat next to me also. I also had TSA Precheck so didn't have to take my shoes off or take anything out of my bags at security. Gerry and Donna were there to meet me and we stopped at the Portland Seafood Company for dinner. Great Prawns and Alaskan Haddock. Their service is just great and our waiter, Shane was really attentive. Speaking of service, on Alaska Airlines from Phoenix to Portland they make a special point of using your name. When they scanned my boarding pass they said welcome Gayle, enjoy your trip. On board if you bought something using your credit card they would call you by name such as Gayle, can I get you anything else or Mr. jOhnson, how else may I help you. Very ice. They also have a policy if you don't get your luggage within 20 minutes you get a discount coupon for your next trip. It was nice.