Day Four--Followup

[cyrano]

Safely home.
I wandered around the waterfront, admiring the scenery, and did some pre-shopping at Pike Place. Then I met up with RN and LL (thank you both for putting up with me for so long this trip!) and told her that I'd found the silk robe she was looking for on Sunday. So we all went down there, and I finally found a replacement for the black silk banded collar shirt I bought over 20 years ago before it gave up the ghost. It was much too warm to wear silk, though, so it got bagged. Then we went to the Seattle Aquarium, which was very cool and although it didn't have everything that the Monterey aquarium has, it had a few things it doesn't.
And then we went luggage shopping and shoe shopping and then I freaked out because I'd lost track of the time and I needed to get back to the hotel to catch my shuttle to the airport. And since I have the coolest friends in the world, they promised that if we got back too late then they'd just take me to the airport. But they didn't have to.
And my best housemate picked me up and took me home. La. Tomorrow is grocery shopping, laundry, doctor's appointment, and really no shit this time writing the plot for Thursday's episode.

Comments

[my-aerie.livejournal.com]

Considering that I'm in Alaska, it is actually potentially cheaper to meet halfway. Last I looked, flights within the states cost around 500 bucks, flights to/from Alaska cost around 800 bucks. Course, it doesn't much help me, as I believe if I flew to, say, Seattle, it still costs me one hell of a lot of money, even if he gets to save on the Alaska fare.

[amanda_lodden.livejournal.com]

Yes, that's pretty much my point: to meet halfway costs a total of $1300 plus lodging plus eating out because neither of you have a kitchen available at the halfway point. But for you to fly to him costs $800, and then you get to stay with him and eat a meal or two there. Then for him to come out to Alaska costs about $800, and he gets to stay with you and eat a meal or two there. Total cost is $1600, which is more expensive for flights, but you get two visits out of if, and you save hotel fees (which can easily exceed the $300 difference in flight prices, unless it's a very short visit or a very cheap motel).

On the other hand, meeting up in a cheap motel COULD be fun.

[cyranocyrano.livejournal.com]

Given enough time, saving up the miles for a free flight is probably the easiest. I'm not certain about the time frame on that, yet, but free vs. $800 is totally a win in my book. (: