Bob and I had quite the change of weather last Saturday when we flew from Bend, Oregon into Phoenix, Arizona. If you have seen the news, you may have heard that Phoenix has been having a heat wave. Bob would like to take the credit for the hotness, but it preceded our arrival.
We had a great experience flying Delta from Redmond, Oregon to Seattle and then Seattle to Phoenix. When checking in at the kiosk, we were asked if we’d be willing to be bumped and for how much (value of voucher for future flight). We responded in the affirmative and identified our price. We never heard anything else prior to boarding the Redmond -Seattle leg. In Seattle, we only had 45 minutes to make our connecting flight. This turned out to be a breeze since we only had to move down 2 gates. However, our flight to Phoenix was already boarding. They had already called our names about being bumped but had gotten other takers who were already at the gate. However, the gate agent went ahead and put us in first class. The vouchers would have been more useful, but it was awesome being treated like real people for our 3 hour flight to Phoenix! Bob even took full advantage with a couple of bloody Mary’s on the morning flight.
At the airport, we grabbed an Uber to our motel near Old Town Scottsdale and met a lovely local who is a retired manager with Haggars slacks. Then I got my butt kicked by the heat trying to get a run in after we checked in. I started a little before noon and managed to eke out 55 minutes before wanting nothing more than a dip in the local canals. Anyhoo, we had a couple of days in Scottsdale, including a 115+ on Sunday before heading to Flagstaff and the Grand Canyon.
A few Scottsdale photos —
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